For Democrats, fighting Trump isn’t enough anymore
Mar 30, 2026
A New York congressional primary is exposing the gap between Democrats who want to fight Trump and Democrats who want to fight for somethingThe Democratic party seems more united than it has been in years, thanks to one man: Donald Trump. Opposition to his presidency has papered over what would othe
rwise be serious disagreements about economic policy, civil liberties, foreign affairs, and the role of corporate money in politics.As long as Democrats can point to Trump as the common enemy, their coalition holds, and the ideological conflicts that once defined the party during the 2016 primary or the battles over the Gaza genocide during the Joe Biden years now feel like a thing of the past. But those divisions haven’t disappeared – and in New York’s 10th congressional district, they’re beginning to surface again. Continue reading...
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