National think tank Third Way says the Democratic Party faces “renewal or ruin” depending on whether it follows a centrist model or embraces a national version of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s left-wing strategy.
In the analysis, published Nov. 25, Third Way compares how New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, and Mamdani each won more than 50 percent of the vote in their 2025 races, then models what their different coalitions would mean if replicated in presidential and Senate contests nationwide.
