Douglas Schoen

An increasingly hostile political environment for Republicans has put the upper chamber squarely in play for Democrats.

Douglas Schoen and Carly Cooperman, opinion contributors One year ago, the question of Senate control in 2026 seemed settled.

Political parties conduct post-election autopsies for one reason: to learn from defeat and chart a path forward.

It is evidence of a party lacking institutional self-awareness to conduct an honest reckoning of why it lost.

Against that backdrop, the autopsy and how it was handled is not merely an organizational embarrassment. It is evidence of a party lacking institutional self-awareness to conduct an honest reckoning of why it lost.

If the broader Democratic Party cannot hear that message coming out of its own stronghold, it is unlikely to hear it anywhere else until it’s too late.

We have known freedom for so long that we’ve lost sight of its value.

It’s apparent that Democrats can and should no longer avoid this conversation

For much of this year, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has tried to project an image of the Democratic Party that is still run from

Republicans began the year hoping to build their midterm strategy around tax cuts, a surging stock market, and a generally strong economy.