Democrats in the Wilderness

In the wake of the recent election, many in the center-left are contemplating how to rebuild a party in its worst electoral shape since Reconstruction. We may not agree with all of the points made in the pieces below, but these are thoughtful takes on the questions and challenges Democrats must confront to compete and win in future elections.

Start with our op-ed in The Washington Post, "Wake Up, Democrats: We're in Big Trouble" and check back as we add to this collection in the coming weeks.

• Democrats are still ignoring the people who could have helped them defeat Trump, Ohio Party Leaders Say
  The Washington Post | April 5, 2017
• America's Story of Us
  The New York Times | Feb. 6, 2017
• Red State Hope for Democratic Blues
  The New York Times | Dec. 23, 2016
• As Democrats Ponder Their Future, Joe Biden Makes a Plea for a Focus on the Middle Class
  Los Angeles Times | Dec. 22, 2016
• Democrats Need to Focus on the Gut, Not the Head
  The Washington Post | Dec. 1, 2016
• Who Can Tell the Future of the Democratic Party?
  The New York Times | Dec. 1, 2016
• Can the Democrats Move Right?
  The New York Times | Nov. 30, 2016
• How Democrats Defeated Themselves
  Zeit Online | Nov. 25, 2016
• Democrats on the Brink
  The Economist | Nov. 19, 2016
• The End of Identity Liberalism
  The New York Times | Nov. 18, 2016
• In Their Coastal Citadels, Democrats Argue Over What Went Wrong
  Wall Street Journal | Nov. 18, 2016
• An Island of Rationality in Blue-State New England
  Wall Street Journal | Nov. 18, 2016
• The Democrats' 2016 Mistake
  Yahoo News | Nov. 17, 2016
• What Does It Mean to Be Progressive?
  The Washington Post Editorial | Nov. 14, 2016
• The Myths Democrats Swallowed That Cost Them the Presidential Election
  Newsweek | Nov. 14, 2016
• The Democrats Screwed Up
  The New York Times | Nov. 11, 2016
• Why Identity Politics Couldn't Clinch a Clinton Win
  The Washington Post | Nov. 11, 2016
• What So Many People Don't Get About the U.S. Working Class
  Harvard Business Review | Nov. 10, 2016
• A New Theory for Why Trump Voters Are So Angry—That Actually Makes Sense
  The Washington Post | Nov. 8, 2016