The First Vibe Shift Left in Years
Nicholas Grossman's essay on liberalcurrents.com argues that the Democrats' sweeping 2026 midterm win is the first real leftward vibe shift since 2008, reversing a post-2024 rightward one in which law firms, media outlets, and universities rushed to appease Donald Trump. He points to generational turnover — figures like Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, and Peggy Flanagan among a crop of demographic firsts — and predicts civil society leaders will recalculate as Trump's collaborators face subpoenas and comeuppance.
