Shane Goldmacher

In the House of Representatives, there's a private text messaging chain among Democrats who've served for five terms or fewer. That means they've only served in the post-Trump era. The only Republican Party that they have seen is the changed post-Tea Party Republican Party.

In the House of Representatives, there's a private text messaging chain among Democrats who've served for five terms or fewer. That means they've only served in the post-Trump era. The only Republican Party that they have seen is the changed post-Tea Party Republican Party.

And they want to change the Democratic Party from within. And they're looking to push out and defeat older Democrats in primaries, potentially, in open seats, and even on Capitol Hill. This actually began before Trump was sworn in, in these obscure races to be the top Democrat on various policy committees. There were three more senior Democrats at the end of last year who were all ousted.

And they want to change the Democratic Party from within. And they're looking to push out and defeat older Democrats in primaries, potentially, in open seats, and even on Capitol Hill. This actually began before Trump was sworn in, in these obscure races to be the top Democrat on various policy committees. There were three more senior Democrats at the end of last year who were all ousted.

by younger lawmakers who said, we need a new face, a more engaged fighter, and they won. And Trump's arrival only accelerated that energy on Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail, where I'm already hearing about congressional primary challenges on a generational basis in multiple states across the country.

by younger lawmakers who said, we need a new face, a more engaged fighter, and they won. And Trump's arrival only accelerated that energy on Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail, where I'm already hearing about congressional primary challenges on a generational basis in multiple states across the country.

I think this younger generation of Democrats share something else in common, which is that they are experiencing a dimming of the American dream, that it is harder to buy a house, that it is harder to pay for childcare, that they no longer believe that they or their children are going to have better lives. futures than their parents.

I think this younger generation of Democrats share something else in common, which is that they are experiencing a dimming of the American dream, that it is harder to buy a house, that it is harder to pay for childcare, that they no longer believe that they or their children are going to have better lives. futures than their parents.

And they approach this with an urgency and a need to have a kind of agenda that is more proactive to solve those problems. They want to see the Democratic Party not just fight harder, but propose bigger solutions that meet the kind of frustrations that voters have the same anger at the system that helped bring about Donald Trump.

And they approach this with an urgency and a need to have a kind of agenda that is more proactive to solve those problems. They want to see the Democratic Party not just fight harder, but propose bigger solutions that meet the kind of frustrations that voters have the same anger at the system that helped bring about Donald Trump.

They want to be able to tap into that anchor and say, we're not just for the status quo. We're not just defending institutions. We want to rebuild them, and we have a very specific plan and vision to do it. And frankly, they haven't unified behind one yet, right? We're talking about this... as a hypothetical. But there is the germs of we need bigger and bolder ideas.

They want to be able to tap into that anchor and say, we're not just for the status quo. We're not just defending institutions. We want to rebuild them, and we have a very specific plan and vision to do it. And frankly, they haven't unified behind one yet, right? We're talking about this... as a hypothetical. But there is the germs of we need bigger and bolder ideas.

And it really is a genuine open question inside the Democratic Party of which ideological wing will end up winning out to define what the party actually stands for.

And it really is a genuine open question inside the Democratic Party of which ideological wing will end up winning out to define what the party actually stands for.

Yeah, the idea is, okay, Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to dismantle the Department of Education, right? So the Democratic Party doesn't just want to defend the Department of Education. They need a proactive plan for what the Department of Education will actually do for you, for your children.

Yeah, the idea is, okay, Elon Musk and Donald Trump want to dismantle the Department of Education, right? So the Democratic Party doesn't just want to defend the Department of Education. They need a proactive plan for what the Department of Education will actually do for you, for your children.

They want a plan that says, we're not just defending the Department of Education to exist because we're for the bureaucracy, but a plan for how to make that bureaucracy actually work for people.

They want a plan that says, we're not just defending the Department of Education to exist because we're for the bureaucracy, but a plan for how to make that bureaucracy actually work for people.

And in fact, after I wrote a story about this generational divide at the Democratic Party this week, the most common email I got from people was older readers saying, hey, wait a second, I'm pissed off too, right? And of course, there are old Democrats who have the same energy and there are young Democrats who are more cautious.

And in fact, after I wrote a story about this generational divide at the Democratic Party this week, the most common email I got from people was older readers saying, hey, wait a second, I'm pissed off too, right? And of course, there are old Democrats who have the same energy and there are young Democrats who are more cautious.