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The Hard Road Ahead for the Democrats

Trump decisively swept the party out of power in Washington. Here’s what went wrong—and what Democrats need to do over the next four years.

BASTIEN INZAURRALDE/AFP/GETTY

The Hard Road Ahead for the Democrats

Trump decisively swept the party out of power in Washington. Here’s what went wrong—and what Democrats need to do over the next four years.

It’s Time for Democrats to Woo the Man Vote

The post-Dobbs emphasis on the women’s vote didn’t help the party among women—and it may have affirmatively alienated millions of men. It's time to treat men as an interest group.

A bodega in Reading

This Small Rust-Belt City Holds the Secret to Democrats’ Latino Woes

Latino voters shifted dramatically toward Trump in the last election. Reading, Pennsylvania offers a clue to how Democrats can claw them back.

Voter in Dearborn Michigan

What the Hell Happened to Democrats in Detroit?

Trump won Michigan by around 80,000 votes—and urban Wayne County accounts for virtually all of it. Yes, the explanation starts with the Arab American vote. But it hardly ends there.

Litter dots a lawn after an election-night watch party for Kamala Harris at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Three Big Lessons for the Democrats in 2025

Economics, culture, and media. Economics, culture, and media. Economics, culture, and media. Got it?

Michael Tomasky