The Democratic Establishment Is Finally Getting the Reckoning It Deserves

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Mara gayJuly 14, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ETCredit...Will Matsuda for The New York TimesListen · 6:23 min By Mara GayMs. Gay writes about politics for Opinion.The Graham Platner saga should not distract from a fact that is bigger than any one candidate: The uprising against the Democratic establishment is coming from the voters, and it cannot be contained.Rising leftists have won primary elections for Congress in New York and Colorado. Another progressive fighter is running a strong campaign to win next month’s crucial Michigan Senate primary. Centrist Democrats in the House are already predicting a “war” with the insurgents when