Nia-Malika Henderson, Columnist

Play It Safe or Burn It All Down? Democrats Are Still Deciding

Voters are desperate for change and the Democratic Party is desperate for relevance. Surely there’s an opportunity here somewhere.

June 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC

By Nia-Malika Henderson

Nia-Malika Henderson is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former senior political reporter for CNN and the Washington Post, she has covered politics and campaigns for almost two decades.

Decisions, decisions.
Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg

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Poor Elissa Slotkin. The Michigan senator was hoping to make waves this week by delivering a speech at a liberal DC think tank billed as a “new vision” for the Democratic Party.

She gave the speech on Thursday; the waves were barely ripples.