University of Iowa sociology professor Louise Seamster says that the administration’s changes to financial aid policies are going to make our colleges less racially and economically diverse.

Stanford political scientist Adam Bonica says trying to be more moderate is a dead end for Democrats and the solution is for the party to be seen as fighting against corruption, oligarchy, and other ills of modern society.

Political analyst Michael Podhorzer discusses why the Republican candidates in New Jersey and Virginia came nowhere near matching Trump’s 2024 support among voters of color and young voters.

Khanna says that the capitulation by Senate Democrats is a “moral surrender.”

TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard say the Democrats’ decision to cut a deal and end the shutdown was stupid but not surprising.

Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party, says Mamdani’s victory was so impressive because he faced not just Andrew Cuomo but also New York’s media and financial titans.

TNR’s Monica Potts and Alex Shephard say that the easy wins by Zohran Mamdani, Mikie Sherrill, and Abigail Spanberger mean that Dems will remain divided on their strategy for the future.

Democratic operative Patrick Gaspard, who once advised Barack Obama, is aiding Zohran Mamdani’s campaign and sees many similarities in their political rises.

Minnesota Senator Tina Smith says Democrats can’t just be anti-Trump and instead need to offer a compelling alternative agenda.

Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains why Trump’s unpopularity makes Democrats heavy favorites to win next week’s gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.

Representative Delia Ramirez says that Americans across the country should care about what the administration is doing in Chicago because their city could be next.

Political strategist Anat Shenker-Osorio says that polling alone won’t find the messages and ideas that will galvanize voters and help Democrats win elections.

Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says that the officials with the greatest ability to stop Trump are Democratic governors and attorneys general. And he argues they are often blunting the president in ways that are under-appreciated.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham explains how New Mexico became the first state with universal childcare and why Democrats should look to states and governors for leadership.

Representative Melanie Stansbury says Democrats are smartly focused on health care and the Republicans can’t defend rolling back Obamacare subsidies for average Americans.

New York Times writer E.J. Dionne says that the late-night host essentially forced ABC to end his suspension because of the broad, strong coalition that defended him.

Representative Greg Casar says that the Trump administration is an alliance of the superwealthy and the right-wing and that Democrats can defeat them by becoming a pro-worker, anti-billionaire party.