How is the party navigating the dominance of President Trump, and reckoning with the reality that more and more voters have been souring on its message? Watch our round table.
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As the Democratic Party grapples with the reality of President Trump’s second term, we look at how its leaders have navigated the past few weeks and tried to figure out their party’s future.
The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Shane Goldmacher, Reid J. Epstein and Annie Karni discuss the state of the Democrats.
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On today’s episode
Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Reid J. Epstein, a New York Times reporter covering politics.
Annie Karni, a congressional correspondent at The New York Times.
Background reading
“We have no coherent message”: Democrats have struggled to oppose President Trump.
Democrats chose a political operator from Minnesota as their new leader.
The House Democratic Super PAC created a $50 million fund targeting the working class.
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The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric Krupke, Marc Georges, M.J. Davis Lin, Dan Powell, Sydney Harper, Michael Benoist, Liz O. Baylen, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Rachelle Bonja, Diana Nguyen, Marion Lozano, Rob Szypko, Elisheba Ittoop, Mooj Zadie, Patricia Willens, Rowan Niemisto, Jody Becker, Rikki Novetsky, Nina Feldman, Will Reid, Carlos Prieto, Ben Calhoun, Susan Lee, Lexie Diao, Mary Wilson, Alex Stern, Sophia Lanman, Shannon Lin, Diane Wong, Devon Taylor, Alyssa Moxley, Olivia Natt, Daniel Ramirez, Brendan Klinkenberg and Chris Haxel.
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