Letters to the Editor
If the Democrats think Kamala Harris should run for another office or their problem in 2024 was bad messaging, they’ll continue to lose.
Politics
Democrats have elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, to lead the national party.
World & Nation
Eight candidates have lined up to replace outgoing Chair Jaime Harrison, a contest that will be decided at the DNC’s meeting in suburban Washington.
Business
Long before the battle over Roe vs. Wade, Republicans used to be the champions of abortion rights. What happened?
A reader is skeptical of Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s claim that her party needs to dramatically change its messaging.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was just reelected to Congress from a rural district in Washington state. Her experience offers lessons on how Democrats might win working-class voters.
Democrats need to “get off our moral high horse and rethink our attitudes so the people will actually choose us,” says a reader. “Our attitude feels good, but it is stupid.”
The head of the local party is pushing for results over performative acts and ideological indulgence. Every city, she says, deserves good public schools, safe streets and clean sidewalks.
Opinion
Trump’s portrayal of Kamala Harris as an enemy of Israel is disingenuous, but Oct. 7 and the Gaza war have tested her party’s relationship with a reliable base.
California
California state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil switched from Democrat to Republican as her rural district northeast of the Central Valley has moved toward the GOP.