Are Democrats messing up their midterm messaging? Our panel responds

Democrats have come under fire from critics like Bernie Sanders, who say the party isn't focusing enough on the economy. Is that right?

It is true that the economy and inflation are seen as the top problems by most Americans, but that does not necessarily mean that Democrats should run their midterm campaigns on economic issues. The country has been dealing with continued inflation, the possibility of a recession, and the prospect of an even worse energy crisis for months now.

Cas Mudde is a Guardian US columnist and the Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia

David Sirota is a Guardian US columnist and an award-winning investigative journalist. He is an editor-at-large at Jacobin, and the founder of the Lever

LaTosha Brown is the co-founder of Black Voters Matter