What the Democratic Party Got Wrong This Election

Colin Pascal
Nov 6, 2024
1 min read

Updated: Jul 23

The Democratic Party's coming explanations for its 2024 loss will likely miss two central points: most Americans want to see their country as a fundamentally good nation with real flaws, not a flawed nation that occasionally does good, and this framing shapes whether voters feel pride or shame about their country. Understanding this distinction is essential if Democrats want to build a party capable of winning nationally again.

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