Democrats Face a Choice After Their Midterm SurgeDemocrats Should Use Their Win to Deliver Popular ReformsDemocrats Risk Squandering Their Win on Progressive Overreach
After Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory on November 3, the party faces competing calls to focus on affordability and broadly popular reforms while avoiding both cultural overreach and political timidity.Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory on November 3 gives the party room to pursue widely supported economic reforms, while resisting the political caution that has left voters’ concerns unanswered.After Democrats’ November 3 midterm victory, the party risks losing voters’ trust if it treats frustration with Republicans as a mandate for aggressive cultural politics or broad corporate investigations.