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October 28, 2025

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Every few elections, there is the ad. In 1964, it was a daisy flower dissolving into a mushroom cloud. In 1988, Willie Horton. In 2024, "Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you.” After she lost, many Democrats jumped to blame “woke” politics, but left-wing members of the party say they aren’t the ones to blame — centrists like Harris, Joe Biden, and their consultants blew it. Today, David Freedlander reports from the frontlines of the civil war in the Democratic Party.

—Justin Miller, deputy editor, Intelligencer

EARLY AND OFTEN

The War Over Woke The most bitter fight in politics is between the Democratic center and left.

By David Freedlander

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo Getty Images

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