Politico reports that potential 2028 Democratic contenders, from moderates like Elissa Slotkin and Josh Shapiro to progressives like Ro Khanna, are shunning the party's progressive-versus-moderate labels and casting themselves as anti-Washington pragmatists after sweeping midterm wins. But Politico sees the midterm wave as fueling rather than ending the party's ideological civil war, and it expects more proxy battles as the field narrows to one nominee.