Members of the Democratic National Committee have chosen a new leadership team following a devastating loss to the Republicans last year, one ostensibly aimed at renewing the party’s focus on fighting for the voters who shifted to red from blue this past cycle. As they try to rebuild, however, some are wondering if the party’s lingering focus on identity, race, and gender is the right way to proceed. 

Democrats met just outside of Washington, D.C. over the weekend to hear speeches and elect their new leadership team after a number of officers stepped down following the disastrous 2024 election results that saw them lose the popular vote, and with it, every lever of power in the nation’s capital.