It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Voters could be forgiven for thinking so. The party’s up-and-comers, heavy on tough talk and light on new ideas, are being remarkably open about wanting to run despite how early it is.
With Democrats sizing up their 2028 plans, Pete Buttigieg spoke at a town hall in Cedar Rapids and criticized the Trump administration: “The American people bow to no king.”
In a fiery speech in New Hampshire, the Illinois governor railed against both President Trump and what he called the “simpering timidity” among some Democrats.
Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, criticized a vice chair of the party, David Hogg, over his controversial plan to challenge Democratic incumbents.
David Hogg, a young liberal activist and now a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is leading an effort to unseat the party’s older lawmakers in primaries.
Younger Democrats are announcing runs for office — sometimes against incumbents — in an expression of frustration with the establishment.
Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, sees the vice president — a likely heir to President Trump’s political movement — as a unique threat to the constitutional order.
The progressive state assemblyman from Queens is building a new coalition of voters for his mayoral campaign, which has focused on the city’s lack of affordability.
Tim Walz was in Iowa. JB Pritzker’s heading to New Hampshire. Pete Buttigieg is keeping his options open. It’s far too early to run for president, but some Democrats seem to be exploring the idea.
A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics more polarized and eroding public trust.