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What the DNC autopsy won't admit

Focused on messaging and ad spend, the autopsy ignores Democrats' real problem: their platform

Salon · May 22

How Democrats pressured U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett to step aside for the next generation

Doggett’s shocking decision to retire signals U.S. Rep. Greg Casar’s growing strength among Democrats in Austin politics and in Congress.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 8, 2025

Democrats should stop mocking Trump’s ground game and start learning from it

Cable ads and bussed-in volunteers don’t cut it any more. If the party wants to win, it must engage voters in a collective push for change

The Guardian - US · Nov 25, 2024

New midterms data shows Latinos helped Dems win key races

Democrats have not lost as much ground with Latino voters as some predicted — at least for now.

Axios · Jan 3, 2023

Here's how to end gridlock in D.C.

Ambitious policy solutions can break through partisan paralysis and change America. It's time to go big

Salon · Dec 26, 2022

Progressives are making a multimillion-dollar bet on an unorthodox strategy to win Arizona

Among the midterm battleground states, few command as much national attention as Arizona, which has two marquee races — governor and U.S. Senate — at the top of the ticket. One progressive coalition, however, is making an eight-figure wager that the key for Democrats' success is down-ballot: the usually sleepy…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 24, 2022