Hey John, it's David.
After years of delays and cover-ups, we might actually see the Epstein files made public.
That’s because young leaders like Congressman Robert Garcia from California refused to let this issue die.
He’s under 50, he’s leading the Oversight Committee, and he’s been relentless. He’s been demanding answers, standing up to Republicans, and now — finally — we’re seeing action.
Just yesterday Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in despite Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempts to delay her. Her first move? Signing the discharge petition to release the Epstein files. That means we’re just a week away from real accountability: who Epstein trafficked kids to, and who in power helped cover it up.
Compare that with the eight Senate Democrats (nearly all of whom are retiring) who just caved on the government shutdown, handing a victory to Republicans instead of continuing to fight. If anyone should have been worried about the vulnerability of their seat and voted with Republicans, it should have been someone like Ossoff in Georgia or Gallego in Arizona (both younger senators), but they still did not vote to cave to the Republicans and who did? Eight Senators who have been there for decades and have all the experience in the world, but none of the courage to make it matter. Experience matters, but it means NOTHING if you don’t have a spine in moments like this.
And that’s the problem, John.
Too many Democrats don’t get that this moment demands urgency. Demands boldness. Demands a new generation of leaders who won’t roll over when it matters most.
That’s exactly what Leaders We Deserve is about:
→ Finding young progressives (the next Robert Garcia)
→ Getting them elected and into leadership roles
→ Giving them the resources to actually fight
But we can’t do this without grassroots support from people like you.
Can you pitch in $5 or anything you can now to help us keep up the fight?
We all deserve a Democratic Party that doesn’t back down — and that starts with changing who we elect, embracing a culture of weeding out the feckless folders we have in this party in our safe seats via primaries, and winning majorities that have the spine to actually use their power to hold Trump's feet to the fire and NOT cave in moments like what we just saw.
Thanks for being in this fight with us.
— David Hogg
