The Heights

At BC Event, Auchincloss Says He Wants to Make Democrats Cool Again

Riley Del Sesto • April 18, 2025

U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss misses the days when Democrats were cool, or so he told a crowd of students.

Heights Columnists Reflect on Midterm Elections

Joseph Baldwin and Peter Swindal • December 1, 2022

Midterm elections have (more or less) concluded at the time of publishing this article. With the vast majority of House and Senate elections confirmed, the dust has settled on another eventful midterm election, and the second election in a row where most results weren’t finalized until days after.

Why the Democrats are Destined to Lose in the Midterms

Sophie Carter • January 30, 2022

It’s no secret that the Democratic Party’s slim majorities in both the House and Senate are in a precarious position with the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon. Coupled with the historical trend...

Marshaling Progressive Voters

Conor Sheehy • February 10, 2016

Both Clinton and Sanders are focusing on issues that really matter to Americans. The debate is renewing progressives’ enthusiasm to vote in the upcoming election.

The Real Loser in Iowa? The Democratic Party

Chase Schaub • February 7, 2016

Of course there were obvious winners and losers in the 2016 Iowa Caucus, but the biggest loser of the Iowa Caucus was the Democratic Party.