Dems Probably Won’t Be Able To Govern If They Win Big In 2026, House Dem Says

Democratic California Rep. Josh Harder made a striking admission about his party this week: Democrats might not be able to govern effectively if they retake House control during the midterms.

Harder, a results-oriented Democrat who wants to slash regulations to build more housing and energy projects, voiced concern about his party’s ability to make progress on key issues if Democrats win back the House in 2026. Harder said it is paramount for Abundance-pilled Democrats to make progress on their policy priorities in the current GOP-controlled Congress because those issues could become more difficult to solve under Democratic leadership.

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“We’ve got to get stuff done right now even under a Republican trifecta,” Harder said during a panel appearance at the New Liberal Action Summit on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, there are so many parts of the Democratic Party that are still very opposed to this agenda that if we flip the House some of these problems may be more difficult to solve, which is a little frustrating to say as someone who wants to do that.”

Though a growing number of Democrats have embraced the center-left Abundance movement following a string of high-profile governingfailures in blue states and cities, Harder voiced frustration that many Democrats still oppose cutting red tape and making it easier to build housing and infrastructure projects.

He specifically called out members of the party leadership who are beholden to government regulation at the expense of results.