Between last week’s big election wins and this week’s move to end the government shutdown, Democrats find themselves in familiar territory: arguing amongst themselves about whether the party will have more success with voters if they move left as unabashedly progressive warriors or move toward the center to appeal to moderates who’ve been turned off by the Republicans’ embrace of extremism. We’ll talk to a candidate for Congress as well as a former speechwriter for President Clinton.

Mornings with Pat Kreitlow is powered by UpNorthNews, and it airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Get more from Pat and UpNorthNews on their website and follow them on X, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and YouTube.