Democrats Again Examine Their Fate After Second Loss to Trump
- The party will search for a new standard-bearer after Harris
- Progressives, moderates to debate whose vision will win
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Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in a political comeback for the ages. That reality, following the defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, is forcing the Democratic Party — and its progressive and moderate wings — to once again reassess its future.
Trump’s victory reignites the long-simmering internal debate among Democrats about whether to campaign from the moderate middle, which worked for Joe Biden in 2020 but not for Harris, or to answer the pleas of the progressive left and provide an entirely new vision for voters, one that has yet to capture a popular wave.