As the Democrats attempt to supplant and replace Donald Trump and the Republicans in the 2026 and 2028 elections, lesson number one should be: Don't counter Trump's maximalist policies with maximalism of your own on the issues that got the party into trouble in the 2016 and 2024 elections-especially immigration. Unfortunately, California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer, the frontrunner after Eric Swalwell's ignominious withdrawal from the race, has not learned this lesson.
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Democrats in Political Denial on Immigration?
RealClearPolitics - Homepage April 18, 2026 at 02:02 PM

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