The Warning
The New Republic sounded the alarm this week. In his piece “Establishment Democrats Are Going to Torpedo the 2026 Midterms” (August 13, 2025), Aaron Regunberg shows how party leaders are repeating the same mistakes that cost them the presidency in 2024.
Kamala Harris began her campaign talking about cracking down on price gouging and taxing the rich. By the fall, she was standing with Liz Cheney and billionaires like Mark Cuban instead of labor leaders.
The result was clear. Harris lost working-class voters and became the first Democrat in decades to perform better with the wealthy than the poor.
Michigan
In Michigan, progressives Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow are raising millions from small donors. Both refuse corporate PAC money and still outperform their opponents.
Yet Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are backing Rep. Haley Stevens, a candidate funded by Wall Street, fossil fuels, Big Tech, and AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee).
In a state with the country’s largest Arab American community, this is a losing gamble.
California
In California’s 22nd District, Randy Villegas, a working-class Latino educator, is mounting a strong grassroots campaign. He speaks directly to affordability, corruption, and corporate greed.
Instead of supporting him, the DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) recruited Jasmeet Bains, a conservative Democrat with ties to Big Oil and a record of voting against renters and wildfire prevention.
In a working-class district, this is political malpractice.
The Bigger Picture
The Democratic Party’s approval rating is at -32. Bernie Sanders stands at +11. That is a 43-point enthusiasm gap.
Voters want candidates who take on billionaires and corporations. Instead, party leadership keeps choosing weak moderates who make donors comfortable.
This is not about ideology. It is about who Democrats serve. And right now, the working class is being sacrificed to protect corporate interests.
What Comes Next
If the party refuses to learn, it will not only lose in 2026. It will confirm what many already know: the system is built to block real change.
That is why a political revolution is not a slogan. It is a necessity. Until working people take back the power to choose their own champions, every election will be another rerun of betrayal.
Reference:
Aaron Regunberg, “Establishment Democrats Are Going to Torpedo the 2026 Midterms”, The New Republic, August 13, 2025.
Link: newrepublic.com
