As we eagerly await the blue wave this November, Democrats must ask ourselves: what happens after the 2026 blue wave? How do we prepare for the future?

It’s not enough to focus on 2026. Look at New York circa 2022: State Democratic Party leadership took their foot off the gas and failed to articulate a compelling vision for what Democrats would accomplish in a post-Trump world. As a result, we lost four key congressional seats.

In 2024, investments in a statewide “coordinated campaign” — led by a federal Democratic apparatus — flipped back some seats. But when election season ended, the coordinated campaign closed shop. According to state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs, state support for local “off-year” races is too expensive, so it’s up to county-level volunteers to shoulder that responsibility.

As a state committee member and Otsego Democratic County chair, I see the writing on the wall. Come 2028, when our state........

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