“With President Trump’s second term in full swing and the midterm election four months away, a new kind of Democratic candidate is ascendant: the outsider vowing to overhaul the system,” the New York Times reports.
“The rise of these candidates shows a mood shift, many in the party say, from the midterms in Mr. Trump’s first term. Eight years ago, Democrats won the House after elevating scores of candidates calling for good government and incremental health care improvements. This time, many Democratic voters are making clear their hunger for systemic change — charting a course in the first half of the primary season that could point toward a different type of general election in the fall.”
“The party, which has often appeared rudderless since Mr. Trump’s return, is testing in real time whether it can go further in key races by running populist progressives who energize the base, or by choosing more traditional, centrist candidates.”
