Possible Dem presidential contenders jostle over election results

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated state voters' passage of a redistricting plan to create perhaps five more Democratic seats in the U.S. House by calling on other Democrat-led states to follow his lead. He singled out Maryland, Illinois, and Colorado - states led by governors who are possible rivals for the 2028 presidential nomination: Wes Moore, JB Pritzker and Jared Polis, respectively. "Meet this moment head on," he urged them."

"At the victory party for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez told MSNBC that Mamdani had to fight both Republicans and the "old guard of the Democratic Party that essentially led us to many of the perils of this moment." Ocasio-Cortez - whose team is positioning her to run for president or U.S. Senate in 2028 - said establishment Democrats either need to get on board or they would be "left behind.""

"Zoom in: Several possible 2028 candidates made sure to remind Democrats that they had worked as surrogates for moderates Abigail Spanberger of Virginia and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, who won their races for governor by larger margins than expected. Some moderate and establishment Democrats poised to run for president notably didn't congratulate Mamdani, another sign of the moderate vs. progressive lanes that have formed within the Democratic Party."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated state voters' passage of a redistricting plan that could create as many as five additional Democratic U.S. House seats and urged other Democrat-led states, specifically Maryland, Illinois and Colorado, to follow suit. At a victory party for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Mamdani had to fight Republicans and the 'old guard' of the Democratic Party and warned establishment Democrats they would be 'left behind' if they did not align. Several prospective 2028 candidates emphasized their work as surrogates for moderates Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill. Some moderates notably did not congratulate Mamdani, underscoring a clear moderate-versus-progressive divide within the party.

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