VOLUME 2004, No. 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE
by Peter Ross Range

Cover Stories

THE ROAD BACK
by Al From and Bruce Reed
If Democrats want to be a majority party again, they need to win back the middle class.

HEARTLAND STRATEGY
by Will Marshall
Democrats can't be a national party if they cede all of red America to the GOP. They must compete in the heartland. Here's how they can do it.

Politics 2004

ADVICE WE LIKE
How Democrats can recover.

BACK FROM THE BRINK
by Marshall Wittmann
Newt Gingrich had an audacious plan to lead Republicans out of the political wilderness. Democrats should study it. Plus:

• BULL MOOSE Marshall Wittmann's blog

REFORM!
by Ed Kilgore
The American political system is badly broken. That's both a challenge and an opportunity for Democrats. They should lead the charge to fix it. Plus:

• NEW DONKEY Ed Kilgore's blog

FISCAL SALVATION
by Paul Weinstein Jr.
Democrats can lead the way to fiscal responsibility and become the nation's reform party.

SPECIAL REPORT

BATTLEFIELD EROSION by Mark Gersh Democrats can't win on voter mobilization alone. Demographic and political trends point in the wrong direction. Persuasion is the key.

Columns

Political Memo by Al From Define the brand

The Vital Center by Bruce Reed Burden of proof

The Politics of Ideas by Will Marshall Thinking bigger

What Works by Sen. Tom Carper Universal preschool

Cultural Politics by Peter Ross Range Lessons for liberals

Culture & Politics

CIVIC ENTERPRISE
by Marc Porter Magee