Democratsâ Old Boys Club Meets Its Progressive Avengers
Big-city Democratic mayors thinking they run the show are getting the ultimate wake-up call from a vibrant new wave of progressive challengers. Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, "sparked a political earthquake" in NYC with his grassroots campaign on affordability. Minneapolis saw State Sen. Omar Fateh, another young firebrand, gain the local partyâs endorsement, breaking an 80-year-old tradition. Over in Seattle and Albuquerque, challengers Katie Wilson and Alex Uballez are screaming louder than the corporate cronies, calling out homelessness mismanagement and skyrocketing costs. As Uballez puts it, 'People donât feel their needs represented and they want leaders who will work as hard as they do to make things better.' Can the Democratic dinosaur adapt, or is this just the pre-party extinction rumble?
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Tell me youâre the Democratic establishment without telling me youâre the Democratic establishment desperately clutching the status quo like itâs the last season of a canceled Netflix show nobody asked for.
If 'political establishment' had a face, itâd be sweaty old Dems clutching their clipboards while Portland-style rent control kids throw smoothie bombs at them.
This is giving big 'Trying to ctrl+alt+del the progressive reboot but Windows 95 keeps freezing' energy. Sorry, party insiders, your systemâs officially corrupted.
Source: Axios | Published: 7/26/2025 | Author: Russell Contreras
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