![]() For full access to print, digital and audio editions, as well as exclusive live events, subscribe to The Economist at /uspod You can now find every episode of Checks and Balance in one place and sign up to our weekly newsletter. John Prideaux hosts with Idrees Kahloon and Charlotte Howard And Ro Khanna, a Democratic congressman from Silicon Valley, argues for how to reframe the Democratic narrative. We ask Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of “The New Politics of Evasion”, how the central myths of the Democratic party have changed. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, makes the case for progressive success beyond the mid-terms. How did the party lose touch with its voters? And does a flurry of recent dealmaking suggest it can moderate in time to avoid electoral disaster? ![]() In some liberal cities, voters are in open revolt against progressive policies. Working class and Hispanic voters seem to be turning away from the Democrats. Despite Donald Trump remaining at its head, the Republican Party is widely expected to make significant gains in the upcoming mid-term elections. The Democratic party is in the throes of a rude awakening.
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