It is entirely possible for Democrats to win back the Senate. And if we do, we’ll have more power to put up good legislation and shut down bad legislation, if not to get anything past the President. Democrats need a net gain of just four seats. We can do things in this midterm cycle to set us up for more power in the future. Electing the right candidates to move us forward is how we get there. So with that in mind, here are the candidates I like best, ranked by the date

Four. Pentagon releases Ukraine aid after Mitch editorial Say what you will about outgoing KY Senator Mitch McConnell, he has always been a stalwart supporter of Ukraine. His recent op-ed on money for Ukraine that had been promised, but mysteriously held back, made a difference. Late in April, Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.). asked Pete Hegseth about it, and he said the money had been released. In the op-ed in the Washington Post, McConnell said that “Republican majorities

Your top five wins this week! 5. Zohran Puts Another Advocate in Driver’s Seat NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has wasted no time putting “our” people into positions of power in his administration, especially on his top issues. On Day One, he appointed tenant organizer Cea Weaver as head of his “newly revitalized” Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants. On April 27, he chose Elizabeth Adams, a former top executive at longtime transit advocate Transportation Alternatives, to spearh

Democrats will win the House this fall, inshallah. We need a minimum net gain of six seats to take back the House, and more is better. We won’t win enough seats to override a Presidential veto, so real legislative wins in the next two years aren’t likely. But we can do things in this midterm cycle to set us up for more power in the future. Electing the right candidates to move us forward is how we get there. Why I chose these candidates I wanted to highlight candidates

Your top five wins this week! 5. Federal Judge Tells DOJ To Back Off Rhode Island Voter Files By February 2026, according to the Brennan Center, at least 10 states, including Texas, had handed their voter files over to the Justice Department. Most states have refused, and the administration is suing 29 of them over that issue. DOJ is asking them to sign an agreement to allow the Federal government to, among other things, remove specific voters from the rolls. On April 17

Octavio Jones/AFP/Getty Images In Part 3 of this series, we talked about policy solutions to the five issues that will do the most to help us win the battle for the midterms . In this part, we’ll talk about the NEXT five issues that could be game-changers for Democrats. 1) Immigration and ICE At least 60% of Americans now believe that Trump’s crackdown has gone too far , including most Democrats and independents and some 25% of Republicans. The issue has gone fro

Both the issues we focus on and our policy solutions have to be targeted to the culture and conditions wherever we are. For must-read analysis of America’s deep-rooted and very different regional cultures and the challenges of building consensus among them on issues, read Colin Woodard’s American Nations and follow his work at the Nationhood Lab . FYI, I’m a proud product of Yankeedom. The housing crisis is everywhere, but it looks different in New York City vs. Alaska, and

Time is running out for Democrats to unite around a winning agenda for the 2026 midterms and beyond. A policy agenda that resonates with some Republican and independent voters, as well as most Democrats, is a must for Democrats to win the midterms and begin rebranding the party. This does NOT mean that the agenda, or candidates, must be “moderate.” Far from it. It just means they must have appeal BEYOND the Democratic base. I’ve chosen five issues that are most likely

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