SPEAK UP: Can Democrats speak to all of us — not each of us?

Is there a tension between defending a group of groups and addressing the country as a whole? Does there have to be?

“Some Democrats are finally waking up and realizing that woke is broke,” Maureen Dowd wrote in her Times column after the election.

It is a typical, and potentially controversial, reaction to the election results earlier this month. But we want to know what you think.

The question we have for you today is a big one. How can Democrats defend the many identities and groups, many of them marginalized, that are vital to their coalition and their idea and sense of purpose — while also speaking more universally to Americans? Did Democrats focus too much on catering to each, without thinking about how to deliver a message to all? And can that be changed?

Please share your thoughts.

These forums are for our subscribers, and, as such, we expect people to be generous and open, to listen and share. This is your space.

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