strategy and tactics

Midterms were a big victory, but future Democratic gains not guaranteed

November 13, 2018 By John Bachtell

Any notion the election result was a “split decision” obscures what really happened on November 6. But Democrats can't just rely on demographics to deliver future wins.

Want to stop Trump? Voting on Nov. 6 is your chance

November 5, 2018 By C.J. Atkins

The nation at a crossroads. Most consequential election in a generation. Everything is at stake. Sound familiar?

Kavanaugh’s on the bench, but extreme right can still be defeated

October 9, 2018 By John Bachtell

The country stands at an unprecedented moment. History is calling on us to rise to the occasion.

Progressive strategy for 2018, 2020, and beyond: Five guidelines

October 5, 2018 By Calvin Cheung-Miaw And Max Elbaum

We have significant numbers, but we have to increase those numbers substantially. Otherwise we will always be “speaking truth to power” rather than wielding power ourselves.

‘Voting lesser evil’ is no way to think about elections

December 14, 2017 By John Bachtell

Thinking of the Democratic Party as merely the "lesser of two evils" ignores the complex realities inside the party and is a disarming tactic.