Controversy. Political ambition. A tragic death.

All three have left the San Diego County Democratic Party without stable leadership, and its members are set to decide later this month on its fourth chair in three years.

Efforts to name a new party chair come with big contests on the horizon in local politics, from next year’s midterm elections to an open contest for San Diego mayor in 2028.

But even though Democrats enjoy their newfound dominance locally, a larger national question is still unanswered: How will the Democratic Party define itself under the second Trump administration?

Nine months out from the 2024 election, nearly two-thirds of voters have an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, one recent Wall Street Journal poll found — the worst the party has fared since 1990.

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