{"id":2365413,"date":"2024-11-07T06:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-can-adjust-for-2026-elections-and-2028-presidential-race\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T06:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:16:21","slug":"how-democrats-can-adjust-for-2026-elections-and-2028-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-can-adjust-for-2026-elections-and-2028-presidential-race\/","title":{"rendered":"How Democrats can adjust for 2026 elections and 2028 presidential race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-democrats-can-adjust-for-2026-elections-and-2028-presidential-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2365413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2063 discusses the challenges and internal debates facing the\u200b Democratic Party following significant electoral losses,\u200d including the re-election of Donald Trump \u200cand a\u2064 shift\u2063 in Senate control to Republicans.\u2063 Key figures \u200blike\u200c Senator Bernie Sanders emphasize a profound misunderstanding \u2062of\u200b working-class \u2064economic \u2062frustrations, suggesting that the party has \u200calienated these\u2062 voters\u200b by not prioritizing their \u2064concerns. <\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris&#8217;s concession speech highlighted themes of\u200d perseverance but lacked a deep analysis of\u2063 the losses. The article critiques \u2062her campaign focus on\u200d issues like abortion \u200cand Trump&#8217;s behavior, while failing to address broader economic concerns that resonated with voters. <\/p>\n<p>Strategists contend that Democrats need \u2062to adopt a more populist economic message to regain working-class support, focusing \u200bon issues such as inflation \u200cand job prospects. Some suggest re-evaluating policies, notably on illegal immigration and &#8220;wokeness,&#8221; which may have been\u200d detrimental in the recent election. Others argue that Democrats should stick to their principles rather than\u200c moderate\u2063 their stances.<\/p>\n<p>the\u200b party appears to be in a period of soul-searching, considering strategies that\u2063 could improve its standing with disenchanted voters in future elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats weigh change in strategy to avoid midterm and 2028 defeats<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1874260\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats have started soul-searching on what went wrong after voters decisively sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3210669\/donald-trump-wins-2024-election-defeating-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> back to the Oval Office and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3219604\/republicans-retake-senate-flip-democratic-seats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"turned over control\">turned over control<\/a> of the Senate to Republicans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The infighting played out publicly and privately about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/06\/opinion\/donald-trump-defeat-democrats.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"missteps\">missteps<\/a>, from Harris&rsquo;s failure to distance herself from past radical social positions to Democrats implying Trump&rsquo;s supporters were trash or even fascists. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) contended that Democrats fundamentally misunderstood the economic frustrations of voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,&rdquo; Sanders, the two-time presidential candidate,&nbsp;wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Harris&rsquo;s concession speech at Howard University on Wednesday offered little introspection for her loss and she instead encouraged supporters to find light if there are &ldquo;dark&rdquo; days ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,&rdquo; she told tearful supporters at her alma mater. &ldquo;The fight, the fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Trump<\/a> soundly defeated his opponent by promising to curb illegal immigration, erase inflation, and improve job prospects for the working class through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3207218\/donald-trump-tariff-avatar-praising-25th-president-william-mckinley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"protectionism\">protectionism<\/a>, which he says will revive the manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p>While Harris focused on abortion access and Trump&rsquo;s behavior following the 2020 election, she took few solid stances on other issues. Her past support for taxpayer-funded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3101333\/kamala-harris-expected-to-expand-bidens-child-gender-transition-agenda-if-elected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"transgender surgeries\">transgender surgeries<\/a> for detained illegal immigrants also allowed Trump to run on &ldquo;wokeness&rdquo; issues. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party may need to adjust its policies, as Trump has forced the Republican Party to do so in order to compete going forward. The 2024 election demonstrated that abortion is not enough to drive out turnout for Democrats in a post<em>-Roe v. Wade <\/em>world.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>spoke to several Democratic strategists about what the party must do to win back voters&rsquo; confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime party strategist Brad Bannon took note of exit polls, which found that three-fourths of voters said they were worse off because of inflation and that, for the first time in decades, Republicans matched Democrats among voters making less than $50,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those stats are telling,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think that Democrats need a much stronger, more populist economic message.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bannon predicted that Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3207218\/donald-trump-tariff-avatar-praising-25th-president-william-mckinley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"promised tariffs\">promised tariffs<\/a> would hurt those same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-signals-support-for-amazon-workers-vote-to-unionize\/\" title=\"Biden Signals Support For Amazon Workers\u2019 Vote To Unionize\">working-class voters<\/a> who backed him, opening up opportunities for his party in the midterm elections and the 2028 presidential election. He also said the party needs to embrace an open primary process during the next cycle rather than the truncated process that led to Harris&rsquo;s nomination.<\/p>\n<p>He thinks that Democrats may need to moderate their stance on illegal immigration, which is Trump&rsquo;s signature issue, though he said the economy was a bigger factor for most voters. <\/p>\n<p>Tom Cochran, a partner at 720 Strategies, said his party needs to establish a closer link with the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a cohort of Americans frustrated at feeling like the middle class is out of reach,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;People vote on feelings, not facts. Geopolitical issues, existential questions about democracy, or identity politics don&rsquo;t resonate with this cohort. And last night, demonstrated that this is more than half of the country. My recommendation would be to speak less and listen more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>T. J. Rooney, a former Pennsylvania Democratic Party chairman, said he was feeling that disconnect personally. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure what it will take to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">win back working-class voters<\/a>, but I&rsquo;m sure it is not to move our party more to the left,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If that&rsquo;s the direction the party takes, I will likely find it impossible to identify with.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One of Trump&rsquo;s most effective ads was one that called out Harris for saying in 2019 that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-reveals-anti-trump-mark-cuban-promised-to-vote-for-trump-if-dems-ever-went-this-far-now-they-have\/\" title=\"Video Reveals Anti-Trump Mark Cuban Promised to Vote For Trump if Dems Ever Went This Far: Now They Have\">supported taxpayer-funded gender transition surgeries<\/a> for illegal immigrants, which was used to paint her as out of touch with most voters even if the issue was extremely unlikely to impact them personally. The party may thus look to take the issue of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3211451\/jd-vance-laments-woke-democratic-rhetoric-five-takeaways-joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hyper-wokeness\">hyper-wokeness<\/a>&rdquo; off the table in future elections. <\/p>\n<p>But, not everyone agrees the party should moderate its stances in order to win.<\/p>\n<p>Sasha Tirador, a Florida-based Democratic strategist, said the party needs to take a more hard-line stance on what it believes in.<\/p>\n<p>She cited Trump&rsquo;s unwillingness to back down from his most controversial policies as one of his strengths. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats, unfortunately, continue to show weakness time and time again, election cycle after election cycle,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Democrats don&rsquo;t understand that a campaign is a knife fight &mdash; you don&rsquo;t show up unarmed. They don&rsquo;t realize that, and it&rsquo;s sad.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She would have, for example, had the Department of Justice go after Trump over Jan. 6 much earlier in President Joe Biden&rsquo;s term, saying its failure to do so undercut the Democratic Party&rsquo;s message. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t tell the American people that this man is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3199943\/when-comparing-trump-hitler-falls-deaf-ears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"danger to our Democracy\">danger to our Democracy<\/a>, and also sit on your butt for three years and not file charges,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tirador is one of many Democrats already thinking about 2028 and who she wants to be the party&rsquo;s standard-bearer for the next election cycle. Her early favorite? Gov. 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