# The Long Run > Covering Democratic governors, governance, and the path forward for the Democratic Party. This file provides information about The Long Run to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Wes Moore's emerging "superpower" ](https://thelongrun.news/p/wes-moore-s-emerging-superpower): What the July 4th speeches from Newsom, Moore, and Mamdani told us. - [A strange split is emerging in the 2028 shadow primary ](https://thelongrun.news/p/a-strange-split-is-emerging-in-the-2028-shadow-primary): Why anti-D.C. energy and progressive populism are on a collision course. - [How Kathy Hochul mounted a comeback ](https://thelongrun.news/p/how-kathy-hochul-mounted-a-comeback): 3 reasons behind the New York governor's resurgence. - [5 things to know about the Gavin Newsom investigation ](https://thelongrun.news/p/5-things-to-know-about-the-gavin-newsom-investigation): And how he's breaking a Clinton-era model. - [What Tom Steyer's defeat says about 2028](https://thelongrun.news/p/what-tom-steyer-s-defeat-says-about-2028): And the warning signs for JB Pritzker - [The Missing Women of 2028](https://thelongrun.news/p/the-missing-women-of-2028): Why 2028 could be the most male Democratic primary in years. - [Four Races, One Democratic Problem](https://thelongrun.news/p/four-races-one-democratic-problem): What Georgia, California, D.C., and LA say about the party right now. - [The 15 States where Democrats can go on the redistricting offensive ](https://thelongrun.news/p/the-15-states-where-democrats-can-go-on-the-redistricting-offensive): And which would provide the most bang for their buck. - [Dems' California problem is not going away ](https://thelongrun.news/p/dems-california-problem-is-not-going-away): What a debate this week reveals about the state of the party. - [Blue states tried to save Obamacare. They hit their limits.](https://thelongrun.news/p/blue-states-tried-to-save-obamacare-they-hit-their-limits): Why 2028 could feature a big healthcare clash. - [4 Takeaways from the Virginia redistricting referendum](https://thelongrun.news/p/4-takeaways-from-the-virginia-redistricting-referendum): Plus: an emerging 2028 tension. - [Democrats’ quiet plan to bypass the electoral college ](https://thelongrun.news/p/democrats-quiet-plan-to-bypass-the-electoral-college): What if 2028 is decided by the popular vote? - [Democrats test the new politics of race](https://thelongrun.news/p/democrats-test-the-new-politics-of-race): What I heard from five candidates at an early 2028 audition. - [Dems are cracking down on tech — and want you to know ](https://thelongrun.news/p/dems-are-cracking-down-on-tech-and-want-you-to-know): Plus: SCOTUS puts blue states in a pickle on LGBTQ protections. - [The Democrats abandoning their Trump 1 climate policies ](https://thelongrun.news/p/the-democrats-abandoning-their-trump-1-climate-policies): Plus: Gavin Newsom gives a new answer on Israel — again. - [Pritzker’s Power Move Pays Off](https://thelongrun.news/p/pritzker-s-power-move-pays-off): Plus: The looming test of Spanberger's liberalism — or centrism. - [Gavin Newsom launches his first 2028 campaign ad](https://thelongrun.news/p/gavin-newsom-launches-his-first-2028-campaign-ad): Plus: Sherrill gives Democrats a potential new message. - [Pritzker’s Big Senate Bet — and 2028 Signal](https://thelongrun.news/p/pritzker-s-big-senate-bet-and-2028-signal): Plus: Newsom makes a big move on Israel and gas prices are about to soar. - [Gavin Newsom is speaking to two audiences — and might have to choose ](https://thelongrun.news/p/gavin-newsom-is-speaking-to-two-audiences-and-might-have-to-choose): Plus: Georgia is the most important governor's race this year — including for Jon Ossoff - [Why Newsom, AOC, and Whitmer are all in Germany ](https://thelongrun.news/p/why-newsom-aoc-and-whitmer-are-all-in-germany): Plus: why the midterms "nightmare scenario" could — or couldn't — happen. - [Trump broke an institution. This time, Democrats joined.](https://thelongrun.news/p/trump-broke-an-institution-this-time-democrats-joined): How the battle over the DGA revealed the Democratic Party's evolution. - [On abolishing ICE and the lessons of 2018](https://thelongrun.news/p/on-abolishing-ice-and-the-lessons-of-2018): Why Trump 2 is — and isn't — different from Trump 1. - [Democratic governors are picking a new fight with ICE](https://thelongrun.news/p/democratic-governors-are-picking-a-new-fight-with-ice): Plus: Shapiro breaks with Biden, and how Klobuchar changed her announcement video. - [4 things to know about Dems' immigration movement](https://thelongrun.news/p/4-things-to-know-about-dems-immigration-movement): And why Obama predicted Trump's emerging problem — in 2008. - [Minneapolis is denting Trump — and moving Dems ](https://thelongrun.news/p/minneapolis-is-denting-trump-and-moving-dems): New polling shows immigration is becoming a Trump weakness. Democrats are adjusting. - [Trump is blackmailing a blue-state governor — and it might work](https://thelongrun.news/p/trump-is-blackmailing-a-blue-state-governor-and-it-might-work): How the battle over an election denier, a pardon, and Lauren Boebert's pet project will echo in all fifty states. - [State Dems are preparing to run against the D.C. GOP](https://thelongrun.news/p/state-dems-are-preparing-to-run-against-the-d-c-gop): Plus: Whitmer's Trump turnaround and a shocking Kyrsten Sinema scandal. - [The 5 most high-stakes gov. elections this year ](https://thelongrun.news/p/the-5-most-high-stakes-gov-elections-this-year): And how they could change tens of millions of lives. - [The U.S. makes minimum wage history ](https://thelongrun.news/p/the-u-s-makes-minimum-wage-history): Plus: Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear soft launch their presidential campaigns. - [4 Takeaways from Tim Walz's Fall](https://thelongrun.news/p/4-takeaways-from-tim-walz-s-demise): There's a key lesson for Democrats.