The Wrong Fight: Why Democrats Keep Debating Who They Are Instead of What Things Cost

A democratic socialist who wants city-owned grocery stores. A moderate who won Virginia by 15 points. A Navy pilot who froze utility rates as her first act.

The Democratic brand is at its worst in 30 years. 34% favorable in Gallup. 27% in NBC. 18% congressional approval.

The party doesn't need to resolve its identity crisis. It needs to stop having one.

The Democrats' greatest risk in 2026 isn't picking the wrong ideology. It's spending so much energy fighting about who they are that they never run on the thing that's already working.