Dem Consultants Have Some Advice for Rebuilding Their Party

It’s been nearly five months since President Donald Trump’s Election Day victory, and Democrats are still debating how to rebuild after former Vice President Kamala Harris’ stinging loss.

There are signs that their early efforts to rehab its brand are falling flat with voters. A CNN poll released earlier this month found the Democratic Party’s favorability rating plunging to just 29 percent – a record low for the party.

Three Democratic consultants sat for a panel discussion at the 2025 Reed Awards in Austin, Texas last week to share their thoughts on what their party needs to do next.

Ansley Mendelson, Vice President at CN4 Partners:
Mendelson said that, if Democrats want to rebuild their brand, it’s time to start thinking smaller.

“I think that we meet this moment by going very small, organizing hyper locally, helping people figure out what is a thing they can fix in their community,” Mendelson said. “And by fixing a thing in their community, by solving a problem in their community, you feel like government is working again.”

In other words, Mendelssohn said, it’s about “trying to connect the dots for people that government – while it’s a mess up in D.C. – your state and local governments can still work for you.”

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