Shane Goldmacher

But in general, it's this newer group of Democrats who would begin changing the party.

But in general, it's this newer group of Democrats who would begin changing the party.

But what we do see here is the possibility of an inflection point. This spending fight is likely to be long forgotten in a sea of future spending fights and big changes that Donald Trump is making. But for Democrats... who are already running or considering running in 2026.

But what we do see here is the possibility of an inflection point. This spending fight is likely to be long forgotten in a sea of future spending fights and big changes that Donald Trump is making. But for Democrats... who are already running or considering running in 2026.

This does have the feeling of a potential moment where the party was galvanized to say, hey, the way the old guard of the party has been doing this, we don't want that anymore. Yes, Chuck Schumer might have been painted into a losing corner, but we wanted the fight anyway.

This does have the feeling of a potential moment where the party was galvanized to say, hey, the way the old guard of the party has been doing this, we don't want that anymore. Yes, Chuck Schumer might have been painted into a losing corner, but we wanted the fight anyway.

Chuck Schumer might have made a decision that was strategic, that was protecting his party for worse outcomes in the short term or even the medium term. But that action could have long-term consequences for the way the Democratic Party behaves far into the future.

Chuck Schumer might have made a decision that was strategic, that was protecting his party for worse outcomes in the short term or even the medium term. But that action could have long-term consequences for the way the Democratic Party behaves far into the future.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We'll be right back.

We'll be right back.

Deep in the wilderness.

Deep in the wilderness.

Yeah, I mean, I think the question of how deep in the wilderness is the Democratic Party is one I asked a whole bunch of Democrats in the last couple of weeks.

Yeah, I mean, I think the question of how deep in the wilderness is the Democratic Party is one I asked a whole bunch of Democrats in the last couple of weeks.

Yeah, I called basically as many people as I could to say, just how deep is this hole? And actually, the answer was really surprising to me, which is that there is not at all an agreement on the size of the hole that the Democratic Party finds itself in. And the reason is that, yes, they've lost the White House and the House and the Senate, and they're watching.

Yeah, I called basically as many people as I could to say, just how deep is this hole? And actually, the answer was really surprising to me, which is that there is not at all an agreement on the size of the hole that the Democratic Party finds itself in. And the reason is that, yes, they've lost the White House and the House and the Senate, and they're watching.

All these things erode faster than imaginable. But they also have watched wipeout elections in their lifetime. In the 1980s, when Democratic Party won a single state in a presidential election, that this doesn't look like that. This is not, in fact, a wipeout of the Democratic Party.

All these things erode faster than imaginable. But they also have watched wipeout elections in their lifetime. In the 1980s, when Democratic Party won a single state in a presidential election, that this doesn't look like that. This is not, in fact, a wipeout of the Democratic Party.