The Democrats' 10 theories driving the party's crisis
Talk to 20 Democrats and you'll find each one has a different theory of why they lost the 2024 election and sent the party into a spiral.
The party was cohesive in 2017 under a resistance banner. That's no longer the case — and the finger-pointing goes in all directions.
Why it matters: It's hard to win if you don't know why you lost.
Zoom in: Here are 10 theories, based on conversations with dozens of top Democrats, on what went wrong and what needs to change.
1. It's all Joe Biden's fault. For president, the party ran a deteriorating 81-year-old incumbent who had to drop out roughly 100 days before the election.
With such unprecedented headwinds, the party actually did OK after Biden left the race: Kamala Harris boosted party members' enthusiasm and avoided a wipeout. She lost the Electoral College by just 230,000 votes. Dems won Senate seats in four states that Trump won (Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona).
2. It's all Kamala Harris' fault. She was a bad candidate in 2019 and many Democrats didn't see her as their strongest possible choice in 2024. Some believe the party should have had a mini-primary before its August convention — or taken its chances with Biden.
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Even Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, recently said he believes their campaign was too cautious.
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