Dems Sound Alarm That Party May Be ‘Permanent Minority’ Unless It Changes Course

A host of leading younger Democrats are crafting a new group aiming to prevent the party from being in the “permanent minority,” the New York Times reported Thursday.

Members of the group, which is called Majority Democrats, are attempting to recruit new candidates and develop messaging to help boost the Democratic Party’s image and reverse its recent electoral fortunes, according to the NYT.

“If we don’t build this big-tent party that can win majorities, we’re on the path of being the party of the permanent minority from a national-election perspective,” Democratic Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig, one of the leaders of the effort, told the NYT.

Craig also told the NYT she believes that the Democratic Party promoting anti-Trump messaging “might win a midterm election,” but said that “it’s not going to build lasting majorities.” The Minnesota Democrat added that “we’ve got to lay out the case for what we’re for as a party.”

Craig is notably running for a competitive Senate seat in Minnesota in the 2026 midterms. Her primary opponent, Democratic Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, was leading Craig by a 30-point margin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released in February.

Majority Democrats consists of roughly 30 Democratic leaders from all levels of government, according to the NYT.