If the Democratic party wants to win back power in 2028, then look no further than the 2026 election cycle as the most important moment to focus on.

It is not three years from now when working class voters will decide, like they did in November, whether they still believe the Democratic party isn’t fighting for their interests – it’s the next 12 months. And to make it abundantly clear, it is not going to be the same 257 Democrats that are in Congress today that will deliver Democrats their majority. That’s why a robust, active, and exciting Democratic primary process in districts across the country is a necessary prerequisite to Democrats winning in 2026, let alone 2028.

Voters have made their feelings clear, a majority do not see themselves in this party and do not believe in its leaders or many of its representatives. They need a new generation of leaders with fresh faces and bold ideas, unbought by corporate Super Pacs and billionaire donors, to give them a new path and vision to believe in. That requires working class, progressive primary challenges to the overwhelming number of corporate Democratic incumbents who have rightfully been dubbed as do-nothing electeds.

We at Justice Democrats believe people-powered primaries will always be beneficial to the health of our democracy. And it’s clear millions of voters believe that too – the primaries they’re clamoring for are ones led for and by working class people, who put together campaigns with........

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