FTA: "I think it is" time for Schumer to step back, McMorrow said. "There's still this idea that Democrats and Republicans are still abiding by the same rules and still believe in the same norms and systems and structure. There seems to be a lack of recognition that this is no longer the Republican Party. This is a MAGA party. And the same approach is not going to work."

And:

Q: Democrats have been struggling to find their footing since Donald Trump won in November. Is there an ideological shift that needs to take place?

A: I don't know that it's ideological, more just the approach. I think that what is very clear--was clear in 2024 throughout the election cycle, and even still now--is there are a lot of people who don't know what Democrats stand for, and what Democrats can and will do for them in a way that gives them a vision of something that they want to vote for. That transcends political ideology, but it's just back to basics. How do you approach this moment? How do you respond to a Trump presidency, and the fact that Elon Musk has access to basically all of the government, and they are very comfortable rapidly tearing it down?

I think it's less ideological and more: Are you willing to fight for a future, and what is that future? And can you clearly articulate that to people?

Q: The operative axis, you're saying, revolves less around whether Democrats should move left or right, but around whether they should fight or accommodate?

A: Right. It's fighting. Because right now, what people see is Donald Trump and Elon Musk and everybody who's in there right now are more than comfortable paring down the government piece by piece. The checks and balances no longer exist. So you either fight for a future or you don't. And that isn't about whether a party moves left or right or center. It's just, is there a future or not, and how do you fight for it?