The Bethlehem Project: Democrats battle over their party’s future

伯利恒计划:民主党就党的未来展开激烈争夺

FT News Briefing

2026-05-17

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Democrats are looking for a bit of a rebrand after losing the White House and both houses of Congress in 2024. They have an opportunity this November to test out some new types of candidates. In a critical swing district in Pennsylvania, the party establishment has coalesced around a progressive, blue-collar candidate named Bob Brooks. The other frontrunner in the race, Ryan Crosswell, represents a very different vision for winning over swing voters. He’s a former Republican and former federal prosecutor who’s more centrist.  Host Sonja Hutson travels to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to interview the candidates and ask party activists where they fall in the electability debate.  Listen to all episodes of The Bethlehem Project here.  Mentioned in this podcast: Dousing the DC ‘dumpster fire’: Democrats battle over party’s future The Bethlehem Project is hosted and produced by Sonja Hutson and edited by Marc Filippino. The show was mixed by Sam Giovinco. Lauren Fedor contributed reporting. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • We're launching a special series on the briefing called The Bethlehem Project.

  • It looks at big U.S. Economic and political issues through the lens of one city, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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