Democrats Are Workshopping New Tactics After Losses of 2024

[RandySF]

If there is one point of consensus in the deeply fractured Democratic Party, it’s that the old ways of doing business just aren’t cutting it.

And so, many of the party’s most analytically minded strategists have begun focusing their energies on dissecting the tactical and technical decisions that led to last year’s devastating defeats, and dreaming up proposals to overhaul the machinery of progressive politics.

This work is not about the big picture of what the party stands for. It is about the nuts and bolts of how to get candidates elected: which potential voters to target; whose doors to knock on, and whether door-knocking is still effective in a digital age; and when and where to advertise, whether online, on television or by mail.

There is also a concern that too many of those decisions have been made by party officials on high, relying too heavily on polling to guide their choices on policy positions, messaging and advertising, and ignoring other important signals that could help influence voters.



https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/democrats-voters-ads-campaigns.html

[marble falls]

1. I hope to heaven that they reach out to the millions of Blue Dogs who took their eye off the prize last election ...

... and welcome them home.

[comradebillyboy]

2. The Dems should go low and jump on the Epstein

conspiracy bandwagon. Don't be afraid to play dirty.

[W_HAMILTON]

3. Not really even a conspiracy at this point.

I think I've seen more footage of Trump with Epstein than I have Trump with Melania at this point.

[Blasphemer]

4. It took a massive full frontal effort to oust Trump in 2020...

People forget how hard outside parties (outside of the Democratic party machine) had to work to elect Biden in 2020. It was unprecedented and that much effort was required even after Trump f-d up the COVID response. It made Democratic leaders complacent. It was never about the Democratic party reaching voters with a bold message of its own. The biggest risk for 2028 is a 3rd party spoiler.

[Think. Again.]

5. Great idea!!!

And while they're busy being out of the way and doing that, hopefully some strong politicians will begin to stand up against the fascists.