How is the Democratic Party changing?

How is the Democratic Party changing?

Matthew Jones (Political Science Instructor) gives expert video advice on: What does the Democratic Party stand for?; How did the Democratic Party start?; How has the Democratic Party evolved since Andrew Jackson? and more...

The Democratic Party has had to do some soul searching since 1994, really, when Newt Gingrich and the Republican revolution happened, and they essentially were out of power besides Bill Clinton. But they were out of power until 2006. To be honest, it's still doing that soul searching, and it's still trying to come up with a positive message. In the 80s and 90s, the Republican Party was called the party of ideas because they were the ones who seemed to have all the ideas at the time. So the Democratic Party is in that transition right now. The FDR coalition, which was called the New Deal Coalition, that's pretty much been on the decline. So they're trying to form a new coalition, and I can't really say that their coalition has solidified as of yet.