Democrats gather in Denver to debate party’s future after US midterm wins

After winning control of the US Congress in the midterm elections, Democrats will descend on Denver on Thursday for a conference on the future of the party. The two-day conference, titled What’s Next, presents itself as a forum to debate the direction of the party and will bring together potential presidential candidates for 2028, newly elected lawmakers, party strategists, and established Democratic leaders.

The gathering was planned in advance of the midterms by a new group called Majority Democrats, chaired by Massachusetts Representative Jake Auchincloss. On its website, the moderate group presents itself as an alternative to “an old establishment” that “sells mediocrity disguised as moderation” and an activist left that “demands purity disguised as justice”.