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The Elephant in the Room

Reintermediation is the only path forward for Democrats

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Jul 01, 2025
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A chart showing a survey conducted over the years of US adults’ opinion of the Democratic Party.

Facing recent disappointments, elite Democratic strategists and thinkers have coalesced around three buzzword-laden prescriptions for the party’s renewal: the “abundance agenda,” the creed of “popularism,” and an ethos of “deliverism.” Each diagnosis a different problem and proposes a cure. Abundance, championed by figures like Ezra Klein and Derek Thom…

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