Pragmatic Democrats to Progressives in 2028: ‘No, Thank You.’

David M. Drucker

A center-left organization tries to steer the party back toward the middle.

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CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Democratic pragmatists are mobilizing early to block Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other left-wing firebrands from the party’s 2028 presidential nomination, aiming to shape a field of contenders that rejects progressive litmus tests rendering the party’s standard bearer unelectable in November.

David M. Drucker is a senior writer at The Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he was a senior correspondent for the Washington Examiner. When Drucker is not covering American politics for The Dispatch, he enjoys hanging out with his two boys and listening to his wife's excellent taste in music.