‘Trump’s reign of terror must end’: California Democrats plot national return to power
Emboldened by recent wins, elected officials gathered in San Francisco to share strategy for a midterm ‘reckoning’Fury at Donald Trump was the coin of the realm, as thousands of California delegates, activists and elected officials gathered in San Francisco this weekend, emboldened by a string...
<p>Emboldened by recent wins, elected officials gathered in San Francisco to share strategy for a midterm ‘reckoning’</p><p>Fury at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> was the coin of the realm, as thousands of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a> delegates, activists and elected officials gathered in San Francisco this weekend, emboldened by a string of victories and confident the Golden State would help deliver a power check on the president in the upcoming midterm elections.</p><p>On Saturday, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/democrats">Democrats</a> streamed through the Moscone Center convention complex, sporting lanyards emblazoned with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gavin-newsom">Gavin Newsom</a>’s name and tote bags adorned with one of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>’s favorite aphorisms: “We don’t Agonize, we organize” – symbols of a party in transition as the former speaker approaches <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/06/nancy-pelosi-retire-congress">retirement</a> and the term-limited governor <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/26/gavin-newsom-2028-presidential-race">eyes</a> a presidential campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/22/california-democratic-convention-trump">Continue reading...</a>
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