The Democratic National Committee (DNC) acknowledged this week that the party’s approach to reaching voters is broken.
That admission, contained in the opening pages of a 200-plus-page campaign playbook released on March 28, came with a plan to fix the party’s organizing mechanics. It did not come with an answer to the broader question facing Democrats heading into the November 2026 midterm elections: What does the party stand for beyond opposition to President Donald Trump?
The playbook—titled “A Guide for Coordinated Campaigns & State Parties”—states that the party’s organizing model “is not fit for the moment we find ourselves in.” It is the first document of its kind from the DNC, which said it had never before compiled and distributed best practices across the Democratic campaign ecosystem….
Democrats Own Up to a Flawed Playbook—The Harder Question Is What Comes Next
