Advocate NL 11/12/26

Hello and Happy Thursday, folks!

Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox with the latest from Crooked Con, where The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins spent some time getting a preview of what Democrats have in store for 2027.

Reps. Robert Garcia and Sarah McBride outlined plans for Democrats’ incoming House majority, promising investigations into the Trump administration and a push to reverse healthcare cuts.

The event, hosted by Crooked Media, a progressive company founded by former Obama administration officials, brought Democratic officials, strategists and podcast hosts together to assess the midterm results and debate what comes next. For the two prominent LGBTQ+ lawmakers, the celebration came with an obligation to deliver, Wiggins writes.

“This is a moment in history where all the young people in their families and classrooms, they have to know what’s happening now is wrong," Garcia said.

“This president is going to have to choose whether he is politically going to die on the hill of preserving those cuts to people’s healthcare,” McBride said.

Check out the full conversations here.

Until next time!

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