Minneapolis —

The debates roiling the Democratic Party, from the war in Gaza to how to discuss crime , were on full display during the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting this week.

Unable to resolve those disputes, some gathered here tried to shift the narrative. The ability to debate, discuss and disagree is a strength of the party, they argued, and part of what sets them apart from Republicans.

“There’s a division in my damn house and we’re still married and things are good,” said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 vice presidential candidate. “We can have our internal decision making, our internal healthy debates, but I refuse to believe we do not have the luxury to fight amongst ourselves while that thing sits in the White House.”

“That thing,” Walz implied, is Pre

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