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A famous bit of wisdom from Yogi Berrra may define the Democratic Party’s dilemma in the wake of its 2024 losses: “When you see a fork in the road, take it.” The party, out of power, is seeking a direction. It may end up with several, if this year’s state and local elections yield good results for the part’s candidates. A pair of Democratic congresswomen, both hailing from the party’s Class of…

Twelve years ago, when our team wanted to begin commissioning public opinion research to support NPI’s ballot measure work and legislative advocacy, we had a critical question to answer: Which pollster should we work with? We had no shortage of options to choose from, but we wanted a firm that shared not only our progressive values, but our can-do ethos, our fierce commitment to the scientific…

It’s Zohran Mamdani’s night. The thirty-three year old Democratic state representative’s people-powered campaign has overcome gauntlet of obstacles to place first in the initial returns of New York City’s 2025 Democratic mayoral primary, turning in a performance so impressive that establishment favorite Andrew Cuomo conceded defeat at his own Election Night party. Like fellow New Yorker…