"How do we know? We spent months talking with professionals who recruit and support young candidates to identify the party's next generation, and we called dozens of political operatives, strategists and consultants-and granted them all anonymity so they could dish about the nominees candidly. The nominators didn't all agree, and, of course, had their own perspectives and agendas, but through those conversations, we found the 25 most promising rising Democratic leaders who have yet to become household names."
"Although they don't run the country yet, the visions of these young Democratic politicians speak to the problems the party is grappling with: how to deliver on working-class issues, expand the party's tent while still holding onto their values, and stand up to the current administration. They also give us a glimpse not just of the themes we will see in the coming elections but in the years ahead."
Months of interviews with professionals who recruit and support young candidates, and calls with dozens of anonymous political operatives, strategists and consultants, produced a list of 25 promising rising Democratic leaders. The group skews mostly under 40 and spans a wide array of backgrounds, including a seminarian, a waitress, an oysterman and a semiconductor heiress. The cohort contains Bernie-endorsed socialists and iconoclastic centrists, some seeking national platforms and others focused on local offices. Their visions center on working-class issues, expanding the party’s tent while retaining core values, and opposing the current administration. A photographer documented about a dozen of them in local settings.
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