Senator Adam Schiff has delivered a blunt message to his party: disunity and muddled messaging are costing Democrats both political ground and public trust. His critique is more than frustration—it’s a call for a wholesale shift in how the party communicates with Americans, especially on pressing issues like the rising cost of living.
Schiff argues that the absence of a coordinated, strategic response to President Trump’s rhetoric—and to the economic struggles of everyday Americans—has left the Democratic Party vulnerable. While Republicans dominate the narrative, Democrats, he says, too often speak in fragments or retreat into infighting.