Buttigieg, Gallego and other potential 2028 Democratic contenders set to discuss party’s future at post-midterms meeting布蒂吉格、加列戈和其他潜在的2028年民主党总统候选人将在中期选举后的会议上讨论该党的未来。
A group of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates is heading to Denver days after the midterms to discuss the party’s future, in one of the party’s first major gatherings following the election.
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A group of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates is heading to Denver days after the midterms to discuss the party’s future, in one of the party’s first major gatherings following the election.
Attendees will include former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, as well as Sens. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, according to an initial lineup shared first with CNN. The group of speakers also includes Govs. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, plus several additional members of Congress.
The “What’s Next” summit is being hosted from November 12-14 by Majority Democrats, an organization that launched last year to help Democrats win in more places.
In staging the event less than two weeks after the midterms, where Democrats hope to retake the Senate and the House, the group is looking to move quickly to outline the lessons learned from the election that could be instructive going forward, including in the next White House race.
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“This isn’t a policy conference nor a talk shop on tactics,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts, said in a statement. “What’s Next is timed for a unique moment after the midterms and before the presidential to debate a vision for the Democratic Party. Politicians who believe they have that vision should be on that stage.”
Organizers chose Denver partly because it is one of the cities under consideration to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention.
The initial lineup also includes top party strategists such as David Axelrod, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama and a chief political analyst at CNN; Quentin Fulks, former principal deputy campaign manager for Kamala Harris in 2024; and Morris Katz, adviser to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Majority Democrats is not the only organization holding an event in the immediate aftermath of the midterms in a bid to shape the party’s future. Two days after the election, some of the party’s most prominent strategists and commentators are set to converge in Washington, DC, for Crooked Con, which is hosted by the progressive media company Crooked Media.
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一群潜在的 2028 年民主党总统候选人将在中期选举几天后前往丹佛，讨论该党的未来，这是该党在选举后举行的首批重要集会之一。
据CNN率先公布的初步名单显示，出席者包括前交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格、前美国驻日本大使拉姆·伊曼纽尔，以及亚利桑那州参议员鲁本·加列戈、康涅狄格州参议员克里斯·墨菲、佐治亚州参议员拉斐尔·沃诺克和密歇根州参议员埃莉萨·斯洛特金。此外，新泽西州州长米基·谢里尔、弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格以及多位国会议员也将发表演讲。
“下一步是什么”峰会将于 11 月 12 日至 14 日由“多数民主党人”组织主办。该组织成立于去年，旨在帮助民主党在更多地方赢得选举。
在民主党希望重新夺回参议院和众议院控制权的中期选举不到两周后，该组织举办了此次活动，旨在迅速概述从选举中吸取的经验教训，这些经验教训可能对未来具有指导意义，包括对下一次白宫竞选。
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“这既不是政策会议，也不是策略研讨会，”马萨诸塞州众议员杰克·奥金克洛斯在一份声明中表示。“‘下一步是什么’会议的举办时机恰逢中期选举之后、总统大选之前，旨在探讨民主党的未来愿景。那些认为自己拥有这一愿景的政治家应该站上这个舞台。”
组织者选择丹佛的部分原因是，丹佛是2028年民主党全国代表大会的候选举办城市之一。
首批成员还包括一些顶尖的党内战略家，例如：巴拉克·奥巴马总统的前高级顾问、CNN首席政治分析师大卫·阿克塞尔罗德；卡马拉·哈里斯2024年竞选团队的前首席副经理昆汀·富尔克斯；以及纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼的顾问莫里斯·卡茨。
在期中选举结束后，多数民主党人并非唯一一个举办活动以期塑造党内未来的组织。选举两天后，一些民主党最杰出的战略家和评论员将齐聚华盛顿特区，参加由进步媒体公司Crooked Media主办的“Crooked Con”大会。