The Last Stand of the Corporate Democrats

The Last Stand of the Corporate Democrats

Most discussions about the Democratic Party in this election cycle focus on the remarkable rise of progressive Democrats (such as Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist who yesterday scored an upset win in the Democratic contest for the Florida Senate). An equally big story is the remarkable decline of corporate Democrats. Some Democrats worry about this. My old friend Democratic strategist James Carville compares the current wav…

The corporate Dem era is officially dead

Most discussions about the Democratic Party in this election cycle focus on the remarkable rise of progressive Democrats (such as Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist who yesterday scored an upset win in the Democratic contest for the Florida Senate).An equally big story is the remarkable decline of corporate Democrats. Some Democrats worry about this. My old friend Democratic strategist James Carville compares the current wave…

Third Way vs. DSA: Corporate Democrats declare war on socialism

Corporate Democrats have found their enemy, and it isn’t Trump. It’s the socialists in their own party. Third Way, the corporate-funded think tank that has spent three decades policing the Democratic Party’s left flank, announced this month that it’s dedicating $15 million between now and 2028 to opposition research, polling, and messaging aimed squarely at […]