WASHINGTON – President Trump and Republican lawmakers have overcome tough odds to basically steamroll through his second-term agenda. That has left Democrats with a party in an identity crisis filled with questions about how they can recover.

Ever since Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump, Democrats have been soul-searching. As they try to diagnose the myriad of factors leading to their defeat, being out of touch on cultural issues stands out far above the rest.

CNN commentator Van Jones said, "Calling everybody sexist and racist and transphobic and every other name and then say, 'Please follow us?' That's not a good strategy, folks."

Rahm Emanuel, another Democrat who works as a CNN Commentator, said, "The reason why Democrats are where they are is we started talking a

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