The 2028 Democratic Landscape: A Fractured Party and Crowded Field Ahead

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon discuss the results of elections in two Florida congressional districts and a statewide contest for the state supreme court in Wisconsin. Plus, they chat about the political consequences of Trump’s tariff policies. Then, they talk about U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty in the trial of Luigi Mangione, who is charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Also, a nursery school student in Britain is expelled from school for what authorities call his “inability to believe a transgender person is actually a ‘real’ female or male". Next, Tom Bevan and RealClearPolitics senior elections analyst Sean Trende dive deeper into the results of Tuesday’s elections in Florida and Wisconsin. Then finally, Carl Cannon talks to RCP contributor and Democratic strategist Dane Strother about the future of the Democratic Party.