Two Democratic Plans Share One Message: Counter GOP and Reclaim Middle Class Support

Moderate Democrats are sharpening their economic message with new proposals aimed at lowering costs, boosting small businesses, and reviving the shrinking middle class as they offer a rebuttal to the Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and seek to reset their party’s standing after major losses in 2024. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) unveiled what she called an “economic war plan” on June 26, warning that the erosion of the middle class poses a greater threat to the United States than any foreign power. “The single, greatest security threat to the United States is not coming from abroad,” Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, said during a speech at the Center for American Progress. “It’s the shrinking middle class here at home.”...