Following Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat — which also saw Democrats lose the Senate and fail to retake the House of Representatives — one thing is fundamentally clear: The Democratic Party needs a new agenda if it hopes to win in the future.

Quite simply, Democrats cannot continue with the same playbook they’ve used for much of the past decade. It has alienated their base and threatens to relegate the party as a whole to minority status for years to come.

A new Democratic agenda should represent a clear middle ground between the progressive far-left and the Republican Party in a way that appeals to the “vast American middle” as described by Third Way, a political action committee.

Indeed, Democrats must reject the far-left’s push for the divisive redistribution of wealth, climate and social mandates, as well as their opposition to defending America’s values and allies abroad.

Similarly, the country as a whole will benefit by having a Democratic Party that presents itself as a credible, centrist alternative to Republicans, with a real-world approach to the economy, immigration and opposing Republicans’ isolationist tendencies.

Put another way, Democrats need to realign the party’s agenda with the majority of American voters.

They can do this with an agenda focused on the economy, immigration, smaller government, empowering the working class, improving our healthcare system, and understanding that a strong U.S. that uses its power for good is a benefit for the........

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