General Discussion

Not asking them to pull rabbits out of hats.

Dems need to stop publicly relitigating 2024, even suggesting that our party can't "look voters in the eye" because of 2024. Why are we wasting energy going on talk shows or writing OpEds criticizing how 2024 went? Instead, go on those talk shows and criticize all the things the GOP and Trump are doing now. I don't see how "Gee, we really screwed up in 2024. We didn't know what we were doing." is a winning message for 2026 or 2028.

California Rep. Ro Khanna, for example, insisted in a statement to the Washington Post that “we should have had an open primary,” and then went on to assert that, “we must acknowledge this truth to regain trust with the American people.”

Former Rep. Joe Cunningham took a similar line in an interview with Politico, asking rhetorically, “How are some of these national frontrunners or people who are already barnstorming states like South Carolina or Iowa expected to look voters in the eyes with a straight face and say, ‘Trust me, even though I got the 2024 election so terribly wrong?’” He added that none of the prospective 2028 candidates are showing “courage” on the issue.