The Democrats Who Could Upend American Politics in the Years Ahead

By Dan Pfeiffer and John Guida

Mr. Pfeiffer is a co-host of Pod Save America, the author of the Message Box newsletter and a former communications director for Barack Obama. Mr. Guida is an editor in Opinion.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, a season of beach reads and salt water, a dip in a lake, a peaceful hike or BBQ. But summer 2026 offers something else: democracy in action.