DNC rocked by high-profile departures as future is in question

Generational shifts, ambiguous priorities and the intensifying dangers of the Trump administration have pushed the organization into uncertain territory

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Party insiders grapple with questions of outreach and accountability
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An ongoing debate over the past and future of the Democratic party has taken on new urgency this month after Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, announced she would not rejoin the Democratic National Committee as a member-at-large. Her resignation, alongside that of labor leader Lee Saunders, is the latest body blow for the DNC. Whether these moves could lead to real changes at the highest levels of Democratic politics depends on what leaders do next.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.