When Democrat Roy Cooper ran for North Carolina governor in 2016, transgender rights seemed like a winning issue for him and ...

It’s a good idea to unravel the various impulses behind the “fresh blood” talk after this past November. Yes, there are some ...

How did Democrats lose the working class to the party that's slashing its health benefits? My vote goes to the last theory.

But in some of the nation’s biggest Senate races, Democrats are relying on an old strategy of recruiting—and then clearing ...

Graham Platner wants to oust Sen. Susan Collins — and disrupt national Dems’ plans to unite around Gov. Janet Mills.

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The Democratic Party’s low approval ratings have sent a stern message to its members. But what is it? Is it a failure to loudly fight an unpopular president on every matter? Is it anger over the party ...

Three polls — two from conservative-leaning groups — all point to former Gov. Roy Cooper's statewide name recognition for his ...

Senate Democrats are banking on familiar, older figures in at least three critical races next year, bucking the tide of ...

Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown has launched his 2026 campaign to return to the U.S. Senate. The state's best-known Democrat ...

The likely Democratic nominee for North Carolina’s Senate race next year, former Gov. Roy Cooper, led likely Republican ...

Democrats are also hopeful that contentious GOP primaries could bolster their chances to hold Ossoff’s seat in Georgia and ...