Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum

The Democrats who have won in purple districts and swing states have lessons for Harris

Over the past few months, I’ve made an effort to talk to some of the Democrats who have backgrounds in national security or the military, entered Congress because they were angered by Trump, and have ideas about how to do politics differently.

I went to see Abigail Spanberger lead a rally in a Richmond suburb, and watched Mikie Sherrill talk at a Ukrainian culture center in New Jersey. Here is an account of what I learned from them, as well as Jason Crow, Seth Moulton, Elissa Slotkin and others