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Former Obama campaign adviser on rise of democratic socialists, Democrats' midterm strategy

Name: Former Obama campaign adviser on rise of democratic socialists, Democrats' midterm strategy
Uploaded: 2026-08-20T10:11:00-0400
Duration: 9 min 23 s
Description: Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross, a former communications adviser on the Obama-Biden 2012 campaign, joins CBS News to discuss the divide between centrists in the Democratic Party and democratic socialists and the party's strategy going into the 2026 midterms.

Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross, a former communications adviser on the Obama-Biden 2012 campaign, joins CBS News to discuss the divide between centrists in the Democratic Party and democratic socialists and the party's strategy going into the 2026 midterms.