While the Democratic Party’s most high-profile personalities have been vocal in decrying President Donald Trump’s policy advances, their less-publicized activity tells a different story — the story of a party quietly moderating its progressive stances on popular issues like border security and government waste in a bid to rescue the Democrats from their moment of floundering electoral viability.
Among these first-string officials are figures like California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other more minor players — some are figures regularly floated as potential names at the top of 2028’s Democratic ticket — and all of them have served, or been portrayed, as pioneers on their party’s more progressive frontiers. But following Trump’s November victory, with its substantial electoral gains…
