The Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) has released a new Organizing and Political Playbook designed to carry the party to victory in the 2026 midterms and increase its long-term competitiveness as Democrats aim to take new ground in Republican states and rid themselves of their 2024 demons. Newsweek is the first to report the existence of this playbook, which the DNC states is the first of its kind and exists to share organizing “best practices” across the Democratic ecosystem. Coinciding