Democrats won contests in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City in this year’s elections, pumping much-needed energy into the party after brutal losses across the board in 2024.

Looking forward, the 2026 midterm elections are just a year away and the party still has an uphill battle to flip the House, and potentially the Senate — and earn back the support of so many voters lost in recent years.

In the year since the Republicans won control of the White House and Congress, Democrats have wondered why and where their message went so wrong with voters. Pundits opined on cable news sites, as polling showed how bad the problem was.

But nothing was being offered at a “substantive level” on what Democrats should do differently, Simon Bazelon, a Democratic strategist said.

Bazelon compiled da

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