Across the United States, leading Democrats are examining how and why they lost significant ground in the presidential election.

Some blame President Joe Biden for the defeat of Kamala Harris, who had only four months to run her campaign.

The list of criticisms is long — from not dropping out of the race sooner to a perceived disconnect with working class and male voters.

In the election, the economy, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the rise of irregular immigration all played a role.

So what does this mean for the Democratic Party?

And will this decisive defeat force him to reevaluate some of his policies?

Presenter: Tom McRae

Guests:

Stephen Zunes – Professor of Politics and Founding Chair of Middle East Studies at the University of San Francisco

Andrew Rudalevitch – Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College

Scott Lucas – Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin