The New York Times examines the Democratic Party’s candidate recruiting successes and concludes the party is doing a good job of returning to the fifty-state strategy championed by Howard Dean.
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In La Follette Territory
“How did the Democrats lose a once progressive and populist hotbed like Wisconsin?” The Nation’s Sarah Jones asks.
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Lessons learned, the healing within the Democratic Party begins
The Democratic Party is on its way to finding its way out of the wilderness thanks to a willngness by elected Democrats to listen to the grassroots, writes David Atkins.
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“Neoliberalism” isn’t an empty epithet. It’s a real, powerful set of ideas.
“It’s hard to think of a term that causes more confusion, yet is more frequently used in political debate, than neoliberalism. It’s one thing to argue that the term should be discouraged or retired from public discussions, because it generates heat instead of light, but it is another to say that it doesn’t have any meaning or use,” writes Mike Konczal.
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Can Ben Ray Lujan lead House Democrats to a majority?
The Los Angeles Times profiles New Mexico Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
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Can Democrats fix the party?
Trump’s victory exposed the party establishment as utterly broken – now Dems hope to rebuild in time for a 2018 comeback.
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Move Left, Democrats
Democrats must make tough, data-driven decisions about how to prioritize their work. Right now, too many are using bad math and faulty logic to push
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Elizabeth Warren gives progressives in Congress a rousing call to arms against Trump
Republican politicians have pushed one policy after another that has favored the rich and powerful over everyone else, and far too often, Democrats have gone
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NPI’s pollster on why Pat McCrory lost and what it means in Trump’s America
Pushing back hard on McCrory worked. The seeds of his final defeat today were very much planted in the summer of 2013. And it’s a
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Rural Democrats: Party ignored us, suffered the consequences
“Strategists say candidates need to emphasize broadband internet for all, consider advertising in rural newspapers, radio,” reports Alex Roarty.
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Bernie Sanders to launch two new organizations: The Sanders Institute and Our Revolution
Bernie Sanders has given USAToday a preview of his future plans, saying that he plans to launch an organization called The Sanders Institute to raise awareness of structural problems like money in politics, and another called Our Revolution to recruit, train, and fund progressive campaigns.
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Democrats look to copy Sanders’ success
The fundraising base is phenomenal. You can’t ignore that. You can say that winning a primary is ephemeral. But that funding base — millions of
LaunchNina Turner: Titles are good; purposes are better
Titles are good; purposes are better. — Ohio progressive activist and former candidate Nina Turner, reminding everyone that there is no such thing as an
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WATCH LIVE: NPI President Robert Cruickshank leads a panel about building a new fifty-state strategy
NPI President Robert Cruickshank’s panel A New 50 State Strategy: Reversing the Democratic Collapse in the States (Netroots Nation 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona). Panelists include California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Progressive Majority’s E.J. Juárez, the DLCC’s Michael Sargeant, and Nina Turner.
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New poll: Trend favors Idaho Democrats
New poll: Trend favors Idaho Democrats The Idaho Democratic Party responds to a poll that finds that voters in Idaho are increasingly disillusioned with the
LaunchHere’s an idea: Don’t put Steve Israel in charge of anything
Here’s an idea: Spend less time aggressively raising millions of dollars for ads that no one watches, and more time inspiring people to want to
LaunchHow the Democratic Party lost its soul
How the Democratic Party lost its soul The trouble started when the party abandoned its working-class base, writes William Greider for The Nation.
LaunchHoward Dean’s prescription for Democratic success: Strengthen the state parties
CHUCK TODD: Dan Balz had, I thought, a rough piece about the Democratic party. But two things, the headline is, “Two midterm elections have hollowed
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