Coons warns Democrats against basking in 2025 electoral successes and proposes ‘more affirmative vision’ for future gains

Published December 16, 2025 2:25pm ET



Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) outlined a path forward for the Democratic Party on Monday, warning his colleagues not to gloss over the profound matters plaguing the Left despite the victories it saw this year.

“Democrats did very well in the off-year 2025 elections, but success in larger elections in 2026 and especially 2028 will require a more affirmative vision,” Coons wrote in an essay published in Democracy, making him the latest Democrat to issue a strategy for how to rebound from sweeping losses in the 2024 elections.

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