Will Democratic Party introduce a new 'New Deal'? Key narrative must be 'focused on economic issues'
Democrats, by contrast, must recover their traditional strength on economic security, affordability and everyday living standards.
Key points
- For Ian Reifowitz, Distinguished Professor of History at SUNY Empire State University, the answer lies in drawing on the historical legacy of Franklin D.
- Republicans, he argues, have progressively shifted electoral competition towards questions of identity, immigration and cultural conflict.
With Democrats poised to control both chambers of Congress, the party faces a defining challenge: how to constrain Donald Trump's presidency while carving out a path to the White House in 2028.
"These Democrats across the country ran on affordability." And that's how they must govern, explains Reifowitz.
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