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Zoe Roberts: Loss will make Democratic Party stronger

Democrats, like myself, need to understand that running campaigns around large existential issues is a losing formula and that it doesn’t take the place of having real-life policy solutions to the problems everyday Americans face. Nor does running a campaign around the theme, “I’m not Donald Trump.”

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Dave Cielewicz: The chasm

It’s okay, even necessary, for a political party to do some soul-searching when it loses as badly as my party did last Tuesday. But let’s make a distinction between sober reflection and finger-pointing.

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Michelle Bryant: Tall respect due: “C.F.C.H.” crew making inroads

Harris’s journey in pursuit of the U.S. Presidency has moved American women one step closer to the highest office in the land. Harris’ inclusion in a small and coveted club, that I have dubbed the C.F.C.H. Crew, has built on the legacy of trailblazers Shirley Chisholm, Geraldine Ferraro, and Hillary Clinton. All these women have chipped away at the notion that women are incapable of leading this nation.

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Tom Still: Economic outlook post-election: Winners, losers and lots of unknown

Elon Musk is a clear winner. Other big names in Silicon Valley may be losers. Cryptocurrency is a stock market winner so far. Fans of anti-trust legislation are likely losers. TikTok may yet emerge a winner. Pharmaceutical companies may be losers… or winners. The fight to curb inflation … well, economists are split on what happens next, especially if tariffs on foreign goods cause prices to rise sharply.

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Gregory Humphrey: We do not deport our friends

It is not uncommon in parts of Europe and the Middle East for scores of other nationals to undertake a wide array of jobs that otherwise would not be completed in the host nation. What makes white rural voters so fearful about the way the rest of the world operates, especially since there are not enough of them for the jobs which are needing to be completed?

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Dan O’Donnell: The politics of unity

Voters of all ages and races from all walks of life and all socioeconomic backgrounds in all areas of the country came together to deliver Trump 312 electoral votes and a resounding win in the national popular vote.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 2

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.

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