Democrats need a message of their own for 2028

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The midterms showed the power of tying Trump to economic pain. Now Democrats need their own plans to lower costs, unite the party, and appeal to the middle.

John Sasso has been an adviser in several Democratic presidential campaigns.

After analyzing the midterms for a couple of days, the political world will quickly turn to the 2028 presidential campaign. Now that Democrats have had a big night and taken back the House, Senate, and several governorships, can they win the presidency and put an emphatic end to the Trump era?

On the one hand it’s simple: Democratic presidential hopefuls should tie Republican candidates to Trump on everything from affordability and wars to Trump’s narcissism and other norm-shattering behavior. And do it quickly, because it will be harder for them to escape those ties in the initial stages of the campaign.

But, being anti-Trump won’t be enough. To hold and increase support from the independents and the slice of Trump voters who came their way in the midterms, Democratic candidates will need their own specific plans…

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