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What the Democrats Can Learn from MAGA

January 28, 2026·46 min·4 clips

How a little-known conservative group outdid Obama's record with 86 million voter approaches.

Charles Duhigg analyzes how Republicans have mastered long-term organizing through groups like Faith and Family Coalition, while Democrats often rely on short-term mobilizing. He discusses lessons from social movements like MAD and DARE, advocating for a big-tent approach and local infrastructure building to revitalize the Democratic Party.

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A sober argument for treating Democratic infighting as a question of coalition design.

Charles Duhigg and Tyler Foggett treat Democratic infighting as a window into a larger problem: how Democrats build a coalition that can actually hold together, and what Republicans and MAGA seem to do better.

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If you want a calmer way to think about Democratic infighting, start here.

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