Democracy Dies in Darkness

Democrats with an eye on 2028 reject some parts of liberal orthodoxy

Some presidential prospects have embraced “Sister Souljah moments” that demonstrate their independence.

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Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel appeared on the Megyn Kelly Show on July 21. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to Tennessee to appear on a podcast hosted by Shawn Ryan, a conservative, tattooed former Navy SEAL, who opened the show by handing Newsom a Sig Sauer pistol that the Democratic governor proclaimed “too cool.”

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) joined a podcast a few days later hosted by Ted Nugent, the pro-Trump activist and onetime hard rocker, to discuss his support for allowing hunting in the Keystone State on Sundays.

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Naftali Bendavid came to The Washington Post in January 2019 after stints at the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune and other news organizations. He was the Post's White House editor during the Biden administration.@NaftaliBendavid
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