‘Never Learn’: Democrats At Each Other’s Throats Over Whether They Should Double Down On Losing Strategy

Democrats are reportedly confused about whether to lean further to the left or to the center as they seek to reconnect with voters in the upcoming elections.

Some Democrats are weighing whether they should embrace a more left-leaning agenda than centrist policies as they seek to retake control of the White House in 2028, The Hill reported on Thursday. The report comes as Democrats race to articulate a winning strategy. approach and reconnect with voters they lost in the 2024 election cycle. (RELATED: DNC Chairman Ken Martin Says His Job Makes Him Want to Pull His Hair Out)

“At its core, the policy is very simple. It's a math question,” Democratic strategist Steve Schale told The Hill. “To win, you need to get 50% plus 1. And if we're going to win the seats we need to win, you need to get the base excited to come and take a shit, but you also have to frame your message to the median voters so that they say, 'Yes, I can join this coalition.'

“I have yet to see evidence that people on the left are winning where we are currently losing,” Sheil continued. “And until someone shows me how the left's enthusiasm gets me to 50 percent plus 1, I don't see how this argument makes sense.”

One anonymous Democratic strategist told The Hill that Democrats “will never learn their lesson.”

“It amazes me how anyone can come to the conclusion that [the] “The key to winning in 2028 is to run left of center,” the strategist told the publication. “They are completely mistaken.”

Some Democrats have as reported was concerned by the New York Times analysis Voter registration data released in August showed that between 2020 and 2024, the number of registered voters for the Democratic Party fell by about 2.1 million and for Republicans by about 2.4 million.

Besides, number of registered Republican voters in New Jersey the number of registered Democrats rose by nearly 31,000 this year, while the number of registered Democrats fell by more than 11,000, the New York Post reported. reported on Wednesday.

Democratic Party voter registration advantage in New York also narrowed after the city's 2021 mayoral election, Newsweek reported on Monday, citing data from the New York State Board of Elections.

However, some Democrats want members of their party to move even further to the left, emphasizing the success of far-left candidates such as Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran. MamdaniThe Hill reports this.

“Comparisons to the Tea Party are fair in one respect: rank-and-file members of the Democratic Party are outpacing the party leadership, dragging the leadership behind them,” Democratic strategist Christy Setzer told The Hill.

“Does anyone think that Democrats in Congress would have refused to support the GOP budget if it weren’t for ordinary people?” Setzer added.

Meanwhile, Democratic strategist Rodell Mollino told The Hill thatHousing policy has become “all a cult of personality.”

“The biggest factor for presidential candidates running in 2028 will not be whether they are called left or center,” Mollino said. “Presidential politics has become a cult of personality.”

Democratic strategist Eddie Weil told The Hill that he believes voters are more interested in “authentic” political candidates.

“Saying that a candidate or party as a whole must be right on the center-left political spectrum is an outdated way of looking at things that no real voter thinks about,” Weil told the publication. “Voters don't care which D.C. think tank you align with. They're looking for authenticity and people who will help them.”

The report comes as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has lagged far behind Republicans in fundraising this year. according to to the latest messages. The Democratic National Committee had only By the end of June, there was $15 million in cash on hand, while the Republican National Committee reported $80 million on hand.

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