Democrats' victory enshrines names that will have important weight in the coming years

Jon Ossoff is 39 years old. Take a good look at his clothes and the way he speaks to voters. Do you remember anyone? Former President Barack Obama is a reference for the senator handily re-elected from Georgia, a state where Donald Trump won in the last presidential election. This week's result strengthened Jon Ossoff as one of the most outstanding Democratic politicians of the last two years.

The party, which went through a crisis with the defeat to Trump in the presidential elections in 2024, is now experiencing a wave of hope. But still divided on which path to take. The election was practically a referendum on President Donald Trump. And it is not possible to say that a specific current was largely responsible for the massive mid-term victory. The polls consolidated names within a political arc that goes from the leftmost wing to the center.

Abdul El-Sayed, elected senator from Michigan, represents the first current and is joined by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, from New York. Candidates more aligned with the center were fundamental for significant results in regions with a tradition in the Republican Party. Like Presbyterian pastor James Talarico, elected by Texas.

To win back the votes of rural, Latino, black and young voters, Democratic candidates across the country campaigned primarily on reducing the cost of living. According to the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, a vote of confidence that the party cannot waste in the next two years, aiming to win the White House again.

Zohran Mamdani was not born in the United States, but in Uganda, Africa. Therefore, he cannot be president of the country. Even so, the mayor of New York has played a role in the success of the Democratic Party. For him, the time has come for the party to meet voter demands.