Democrats face tensions over primary battles and candidate quality heading into 2026

Published December 23, 2025 7:00am ET



Democrats are facing intraparty primary battles over which direction the party should take to regain power from the GOP-controlled House and Senate next year.

Primary battles between progressive and centrist lawmakers reflect the tension between party members over what strategy is best to win over disaffected voters who backed the Republican Party during the 2024 elections. 

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