In a New York Times op-ed titled “Democrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now,” Plouffe warns that the party’s long-term future looks bleak. He says the electoral map itself is shifting out from under their feet—and unless Democrats overhaul everything, they’re heading for years of political pain.
Plouffe writes, “Right now, Democrats have no credible path to sustained control of the Senate and the White House. After the adjustments to the Electoral College map that look likely to come with the next census, the Democratic presidential nominee could win all states won by Kamala Harris, plus the blue wall of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and still fall short of the 270 electoral votes needed to win. An already unforgiving map gets more so, equally so in the Senate.”
Well, Plouffe knows the lay of the land. Get ready to hear Democrats tell us that the census is… RACIST. It’s their go-to explanation for anything they don’t like!
… The one thing Plouffe doesn’t mention is the most obvious fix of all—stop alienating the middle. Average voters are exhausted by the constant extremism, the identity politics, and the ideological purity tests. Yet, appealing to moderates is the one thing today’s Democratic Party refuses to do.
So I dearly hope Plouffe is right, here. And that Democrats do just as he advises!