Let's Find Common Ground
Let's Find Common Ground
USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future
Warschaw Conference 2025: "The Democrats: Coming Back or Cracking Up?"
1 hour 11 minutes Posted Dec 22, 2025 at 8:00 pm.
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CPF Co-Director Mike Murphy leads a panel discussion with political and media experts Tad Devine, Shaniqua McClendon, Neera Tanden, and Raúl Torrez on whether Democrats can make a comeback. They discuss what Zohran Mamdani's electoral victory means for Democrats, the government shutdown, California Governor Gavin Newsom as a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, and the 2028 presidential election. This conversation is part of CPF's annual Warschaw Conference on Practical Politics "America 250: Young or Old Democracy?" 

Featuring:

  • Tad Devine: Democratic Strategist
  • Shaniqua McClendon: Vice President of Political Strategy, Crooked Media; Former Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future
  • Neera Tanden: Former Domestic Policy Advisor to President Joe Biden
  • Raúl Torrez: Attorney General, State of New Mexico
  • Mike Murphy: Co-Director, USC Center for the Political Future; Republican Strategist