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Party Animals

Two up-and-coming Democratic congressmen—Seth Moulton and Ritchie Torres—candidly assess the great political realignment of ’24, offering some well-deserved scorn, and some timely constructive solutions, for their flailing party.

Ritchie Torres
“What I found most troubling was not only the fact of Donald Trump’s victory, but the manner in which he won,” Torres told John Heilemann. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images
John Heilemann
November 20, 2024

What a year the past two weeks have been. In the head-spinning days since Trump’s history-making reelection and amid his wildly unpredictable cabinet-selection process, Americans could at least count on an old standby: Democrats are once again in disarray. Various factions and personalities within the party have been reprising comforting old classics such as finger-pointing, second-guessing, blame-casting, backstabbing, and shit-talking. Still, if there’s vigorous dissension about the exact dynamics of their loss, many Dems can agree on one thing: The party has lost its way.