Axelrod: Democrats becoming 'smarty pants, suburban, college educated party'

Axelrod: Democrats becoming 'smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party'

Political strategist David Axelrod argued Thursday that Democrats are becoming a "smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party" that could keep losing electorally if it does not change course. ...

Politics - The Hill - 11 hours ago

Axelrod agrees with Dave Portnoy: Democrats’ ‘moral superiority’ not working

Democratic strategist David Axelrod agreed with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s assessment of the Democratic Party following Vice President Harris’s loss to President-elect Trump in the 2024 ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Education stocks rally, with Trump seen as benefiting for-profit colleges

Shares of private-education companies rallied Wednesday, on expectations some of the regulatory pressure on the group will be eased once newly elected President Trump begins his term in January.

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USDA partners with Department of Education to tackle food insecurity on college campuses

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Education announced an agreement aimed at addressing food insecurity among college students in a press release issued Thursday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Is Faltering

The Liberal Democrats, long the guiding force for Japan, are in disarray just when their country needs them the most.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Democratic strategist on the party's economic message

A CBS News exit poll found that 45% of voters felt that their financial situation was worse than it was four years ago. Hyma Moore, the former director for the office of Democratic National ...

Democratic strategist Joel Payne on the next steps for the Democratic Party after their loss

Following setbacks in the White House and Senate, Democrats are looking to assess what went wrong in the election. CBS News political contributor Joel Payne joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to talk about ...

Are Black voters abandoning the Democratic party? | Steve Phillips

Polls that show Kamala Harris losing Black support have Democrats in a panic. The reality is more complicated. Are Black voters gravitating towards Donald Trump in meaningful numbers? Recent polls ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

Democratic populists are key to congressional control and their party's future

Democrats have struggled with working-class, populist voters, but this year, a slate of congressional races could help reverse the tide -- or intensify it.

Democrats Ignored Gaza and Brought Down Their Party

The war in the Middle East has become this era’s most important progressive cause.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Kamala Harris needs to win non-college educated white voters fast. Here's how | Joan C Williams

Democrats’ fate depends on winning enough non-college-educated voters in swing states. They aren’t trying hard enough. Kamala Harris is doing a lot of things right that recent Democratic campaigns ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Has the Electoral College ever favored Democrats?

Did you know there have been five U.S. Presidential Elections in which the winner lost the popular vote?

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Axelrod: Trump not 'closing well'

Democratic strategist and CNN contributor David Axelrod argued that former President Trump is not “closing well” as he and Vice President Harris address voters in last-minute messages before ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Democrats look to quash threat from Green Party's Jill Stein

Democrats are sounding the alarm over Green Party candidate Jill Stein as they look to avoid a repeat of the 2016 presidential election, in which Stein was accused of playing spoiler in key swing ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Obama's comments reveal what the Democratic Party thinks about the Black electorate

Former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris have criticized Black men for not being excited about the Democratic Party, citing a perceived lack of support for women in politics.

Politics - The Hill - October 20

Man arrested in attack on Democratic party campaign office in Arizona

An Arizona man is in custody after police say he shot at a Democratic party campaign office in Phoenix. Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, was arrested Tuesday. Officials say they found more than 200 guns ...

Third-party candidates could be swing-state spoilers despite strong Democrat efforts

Less than a week before Election Day, third-party candidates still present an unknown factor in key swing states where dozens of Electoral College votes are up for grabs.

Where does the Democratic Party go after Trump elected again

Former President Donald Trump has been elected president again and Republicans are making big gains in Congress. Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne has more on what ...

Scarborough: Democratic Party 'has been just wiped out this morning'

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said former President Trump's victory in the 2024 election is bigger than just retaining the White House for Republicans. "The scope and scale of this victory is ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Sanders: Democratic Party 'has abandoned working class people'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Bernie Sanders blasts Democratic Party following Kamala Harris loss

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a scathing statement on what he called the Democratic Party's "disastrous" campaign following Kamala Harris' loss.

New York Democrat: Far left has 'outsized impact' in shaping perception of party

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) said Thursday that the far left had an “outsized impact” in shaping public perception of the Democratic Party, which he argued hurt them in the 2024 election cycle. In ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Jeffries congratulates Trump, says Democrats are not party of ‘election denial’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), a fierce critic of President-elect Trump, congratulated him Thursday, emphasizing that Democrats respect the will of the voters and won’t challenge ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Stephen A. Smith: Trump 'annihilation' of Harris ‘a referendum on the Democratic Party'

Sports commentator Stephan A. Smith reflected on President-elect Trump’s victory over Vice President Harris this week, saying the “annihilation” is a larger call for “a referendum on the Democratic ...

Politics - The Hill - 11 hours ago

Texas Democratic Party Chair to step down after brutal defeats

In the aftermath of his party’s brutal shellacking in the 2024 elections, Texas Democratic Party chair Gilberto Hinojosa has announced he will step down in March. Over his 12-year tenure, Hinojosa ...

Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago

Some Democrats blame party's position on transgender rights in part for Harris' loss

Desperate for answers on what went wrong on Election Day, finger-pointing among Democrats and media pundits has been swift.

Politics - NBC News - 2 hours ago

Some Democrats blame party's position on transgender rights in part for Harris' loss

Desperate for answers on what went wrong on Election Day, finger-pointing among Democrats and media pundits has been swift.

Pennsylvania college students seek to put voter participation over party

In both presidential elections and midterms since the 1960s, voter turnout among 18 to 24-year-olds has been far below any other age group.

Harris turns to the Democratic Party's biggest stars to make her closing argument to voters

After having spent the last month trying to persuade undecided voters to support her, Kamala Harris will now pivot to the closing argument phase of her campaign.

Japan's Shigeru Ishiba suggests he intends to stay on as PM after ruling coalition loses majority

It is the first time since 2009 that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Democratic strategist says her party has lost 'common sense' and the ability to speak to 'normal people'

Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky hit the party over what she said is a lack of "common sense" and an inability to "speak to people like they're normal" just days after Vice President Harris's ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

How Trump broke both parties — and where Democrats go from here: From the Politics Desk

Over the course of the last decade, President-elect Donald Trump broke both national political parties. Now Democrats must figure out their economic message.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

The electoral college has become a gun held to the head of US democracy | Lawrence Douglas

Created as a constitutional afterthought, the system now holds millions of voters hostage to a handful of counties. These are not easy days for supporters of American democracy. But what twists my ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Axelrod: Harris in a 'terrible place' on Middle East conflict

Veteran Democratic strategist David Axelrod says Vice President Harris is caught in a “terrible place” on the growing conflict in the Middle East, which threatens to turn off Lebanese and ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Axelrod on Harris town hall: ‘It was a mixed night’

Democratic strategist David Axelrod weighed in on Vice President Harris's recent town hall with CNN, calling it a “mixed night.” “I think it was a mixed night. I think she was very strong coming ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Axelrod: Celebrities endorsing Harris a 'useful exercise'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod commented on Vice President Harris’s campaigning strategies, noting that her use of celebrity endorsements is a “useful exercise.” “At this point, you're ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Axelrod: Team Trump ran a smart campaign

Democratic strategist David Axelrod commended former President Trump's team early Wednesday, saying it ran a "rational, well-conceived" campaign for an "often irrational" candidate. "I think they ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

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