Can congressional Democrats co-opt MAHA from the MAGA-verse?

Published May 29, 2026 7:00am ET



Ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, congressional Democrats are pushing to peel away tenuous Republican voters. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is pushing it a step further, targeting a relatively new element in President Donald Trump’s MAGA coalition: the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

Booker, a vegan, recently implored Democrats not to fight the MAHA movement, even if it means embracing some fans of Trump, a reviled figure in liberal circles.

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