Takeaways from Democratic Victories in Virginia
Democrats won by appealing to middle-income suburbanites who are appalled by the bigotry on the right.
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Lessons for Democrats from Europe
Europe’s social democrats tried to win back working-class voters.
Democrats Should Campaign for Dutch-Style Health Reforms
Single-payer is too divisive. Many of its objectives can be met with a mixed public-private system.
Democrats Should Look to the Middle, Not to the Left
Middle-class Americans have more in common with Democrats than with Donald Trump’s coalition of the left-behind.
Democrats, Republicans Split on Diversity and Immigration
More than three-quarters of Democrats, but less than one-third of Republicans, are comfortable with diversity.
Resistance to Trump Is Making Strange Bedfellows
“Moderate” Republicans are not reining in the president. Democrats need to ally with the purists on the right.
In Defense of Democratic Centrism
Democrats don’t lose left-wing voters when they nominate centrists.
Democrats Need Not Obsess About the White Working Class
The party is more comfortable appealing to ethnic minorities and liberal college graduates.
Arizona or Ohio? Two Paths for Democrats
Democrats must decide whether to lure back working-class whites or double down on a Sun Belt coalition.
Goodbye, Mr President
Barack Obama leaves America and the world better prepared for the tumultuous years that lie ahead.
The B+ Presidency of Barack Obama
The Democrat defended American superpower at a time when lesser men might have lost it.
Party Asymmetry in the Age of Trump
Democrats and Republicans are not mirror images. Will this asymmetry last under Donald Trump?
Demographics Aren’t Destiny: It’s the Choices Parties Make
Changing party coalitions owe as much to demographics as the choices Democrats and Republicans make.
Demographics Worked in Clinton’s Favor — But Not Enough
White college graduates and minority voters increasingly lean Democratic. It wasn’t enough.
Democrats Should Learn Right Lesson from Electoral College Defeat
Democrats shouldn’t waste time trying to reform the system. They must broaden their coalition.