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Will Marshall, president of the Progressive Policy Institute, warns:
“We’re stuck thinking that mobilization is everything.”
He believes Democrats are well-positioned for the midterms because it’s a referendum on Trump—not a vote for Democrats. But the party has not reflected on why it lost in 2024.
“Many of the positions Democrats took in 2024 alienated voters because they were too far left—on immigration, crime, identity politics, and the economy,” he argues. That issue is currently overshadowed by anti-Trump sentiment but will resurface by 2028.
“The Democrats must not fail to change substantively if they ever want to win the White House again.”
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