Crossing Lanes: Potential presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel, left, and U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, right, have both made moves that could appeal to voters outside their wings of the Democratic Party spectrum.

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by Bill Scher May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

New polling shows not so much ideological division among Democrats but a lack of consensus about where the party should go.

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