{"id":2443457,"date":"2025-06-05T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-previews-game-plan-to-get-20-years-of-progressive-democrats-in-office-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T15:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:18:34","slug":"ro-khanna-previews-game-plan-to-get-20-years-of-progressive-democrats-in-office-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-previews-game-plan-to-get-20-years-of-progressive-democrats-in-office-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna previews \u2018game plan\u2019 to get \u201920 years of progressive Democrats\u2019 in office &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-previews-game-plan-to-get-20-years-of-progressive-democrats-in-office-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443457&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) discussed his vision for a &#8220;progressive takeover&#8221; of the Democratic party ahead of the 2028 elections, attributing this shift to the influence of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Khanna emphasized the need for a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-twitter-is-not-reality\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: Twitter Is Not Reality\">progressive base<\/a> to counter the conventional centrist influence that has dominated the party for the last two decades. He noted that progressive candidates must mobilize and energize their supporters, referencing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-senate-passes-election-law-overhaul-new-voter-id-rules-limits-on-absentee-mail-in-voting\/\" title=\"Georgia Senate Passes Election Law Overhaul: New Voter ID Rules, Limits On Absentee Mail-In Voting\">active participation<\/a> of Sanders&#8217; followers in the 2020 elections. Khanna believes that the Democratic Party is nearing a tipping point where progressive lawmakers will outnumber centrists and reiterated his goal of establishing 20 years of progressive leadership, akin to the earlier era of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-more-policing-rep-rashida-tlaib-claims-daunte-wright-shooting-was-government-funded-murder\/\" title=\"\u2018No More Policing\u2019: .... Rashida Tlaib Claims Daunte Wright Shooting Was \u2018Government Funded Murder\u2019\">centrist democrats<\/a> under Bill clinton. Additionally, conversations about potential candidates for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2028 included humorous exchanges<\/a> about Sanders&#8217; age and the possibility of sports journalist Stephen A. Smith entering the political arena.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ro Khanna previews &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-sen-doug-jones-to-join-cnn-as-commentator\/\" title=\"Former Sen. Doug Jones to join CNN as commentator\">game plan<\/a>&rsquo; to get &rsquo;20 years of progressive Democrats&rsquo; in office<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2138592\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) suggested the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party<\/a>&lsquo;s future will consist of &ldquo;a progressive takeover,&rdquo; which he credited Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) for fueling ahead of the 2028 election.<\/p>\n<p>The party is still seeking to regain its footing following the 2024 election cycle, and after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3314677\/democrats-ken-martin-populist-politics-revive-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">elected Ken Martin<\/a> as its new Democratic National Committee chairman in February. Khanna suggested that the party is &ldquo;very close&rdquo; to consisting of more progressive lawmakers than centrist ones, citing how Sanders&rsquo;s previous presidential bids were almost successful despite &ldquo;fighting uphill&rdquo; against &ldquo;establishment forces&rdquo; within the party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3432816\/trump-musk-simmering-feud-tax-bill-ev-mandates\/\">Trump and Musk at war: Simmering feud over tax bill and EV mandates spills out into open<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3432727\/voters-split-elon-musk-hurt-country-mostly-failed\/\">Voters split on Musk, &lsquo;hurt&rsquo; country, &lsquo;mostly failed&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3432650\/dhs-slams-michelle-wu-ice-agents-comments\/\">DHS slams Michelle Wu&#8217;s &#8216;sickening&#8217; comparison of ICE agents to neo-Nazis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The game plan is to make sure that we have, just like you had Bill Clinton, we had 20 years of these centrist, corporate Democrats, to make sure you have 20 years of progressive Democrats,&rdquo; Khanna explained on <em>The Adam Friedland Show<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i2eQceT2eq0?si=OOY_zuGyJ9RAdBTh&amp;start=2672\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Khanna added that centrist lawmakers in his party have financial backing and name recognition, but that progressive candidates need &ldquo;a progressive base energized and mobilized.&rdquo; He noted how active Sanders supporters were in 2020 and that the voting bloc of progressive voters will expand ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2028 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The comment led Friedland to joke that Sanders, currently 83, will still be &ldquo;only&rdquo; in his 80s when the 2028 election arrives. Khanna, however, claimed that Sanders would be president in 2028 if the Vermont senator were &ldquo;10 years younger,&rdquo; prompting Friedland to sigh.<\/p>\n<p>Friedland, 38, also joked about possibly running for office, adding that he could be vice president with sports journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/stephen-a-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a> as president. Khanna said, &ldquo;I like Stephen,&rdquo; but noted that Friedman would first have to get Smith &ldquo;to be progressive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3430854\/democrats-existential-problem-winning-back-blue-collar-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DEMOCRATS CONFRONT &lsquo;EXISTENTIAL&rsquo; PROBLEM OF WINNING BACK BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith&rsquo;s possible 2028 bid has gained some traction since President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, though the ESPN host has mostly sought to tamp<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3381799\/stephen-a-smith-stops-talks-2028-presidential-run-cites-nba-duties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> down this possibility<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3222591\/stephen-a-smith-democrats-lost-catering-fringes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Smith has called himself<\/a> &ldquo;a fiscal conservative and a social liberal,&rdquo; and said in April that he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3379026\/stephen-a-smith-says-democrats-need-to-address-the-bigger-picture-over-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;leave the door open for any possibility&rdquo;<\/a> of a presidential role.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, who previously ran in the Democratic Party&rsquo;s presidential primaries in 2016 and 2020, was asked about possibly seeking the Oval Office again in 2028. He responded by saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3356388\/sanders-end-abc-news-interview-idea-aoc-replace-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he is &ldquo;very happy&rdquo; to be a Vermont senator<\/a>, but noted that he is &ldquo;83 years of age&rdquo; and &ldquo;tired.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2138592\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2138592\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ro Khanna outlines a strategy for 20 years of progressive Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2443458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ro-Khanna-2028-elections-scaled-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33399,32504,44194,32530,32076],"class_list":["post-2443457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-elections","tag-political-strategy","tag-progressive-democrats","tag-ro-khanna","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ro-Khanna-2028-elections-scaled-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443457"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443461,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443457\/revisions\/2443461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}