1.  Immigration   New Dems are at least striving to create a plan  that goes beyond outrage and proposes specific ideas for what the right immigration policy could look like. Here’s a few key points that show up in their nine-part plan that could be embraced widely.   Our Legal System Increase DHS oversight and ensure humane detention conditions for migrants in US  custody. Provide judicial discretion for immigration judges to consider marital, veteran, and other ties to the

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   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 from Trump’s

Photo by Rebecca Burns Both the issues we focus on and our policy solutions have to be targeted to the culture and conditions wherever we are.  For important analysis of America’s deep-rooted and very different regional cultures and the challenge of creating political unity among them, 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 Ci

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

Photo by MADISON SWART/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images If we want to win in November, we must achieve two central goals:  Change how we communicate with the American people and embrace a bold policy agenda  that can improve their lives right now, as well as in the long term.   We must make it clear, and believable, that we truly care about people.   What we’re going through, what we love, what drives us crazy, our hopes and fears and dreams.   Trying to scare people into vot

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