预计明年，有望成为2028年民主党总统候选人的人士将在该党中期选举后的大会上会面，重点探讨如何在接下来的选举及未来引领政党发展。这场名为“未来之路”的大会将于11月12日至14日在丹佛举行。该活动并非民主党官方组织的会议，而是由“多数民主党人”组织主办、“MD PAC”提供赞助。活动介绍中写道：“‘未来之路’是选举季后最重要的聚会，它将汇聚那些将书写民主党新篇章的各界人士。我们将共同总结2026年发生的一切，并规划党派的未来发展方向。”
Potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders are expected to meet at the party's post-midterm conference next month, with a focus on how to navigate through the next election and beyond. The conference, titled "What's Next," will be held Nov. 12-14 in Denver. It is not an official Democratic Party event, and instead will be presented by Majority Democrats and sponsored by MD PAC. "'What's Next' is the defining convening of the post-election season, bringing together the people who will write the party's next chapter," the event's description stated. "...
活动页面列出了33位将参与此次大会、并有望“书写党派未来”的人士，其中包括前交通部长皮特·布蒂吉奇、前美国驻日本大使拉姆·伊曼纽尔、新泽西州州长米基·谢里尔（民主党）、弗吉尼亚州州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格（民主党）、众议员杰克·奥钦克洛斯（马萨诸塞州，民主党）与莎拉·麦克布赖德（特拉华州，民主党）、参议员克里斯·墨菲（康涅狄格州，民主党）、鲁本·加列戈（亚利桑那州，民主党）与克里斯·库恩斯（特拉华州，民主党），以及民主党战略专家大卫·阿克塞尔罗德和莉斯·史密斯。
Together, we'll absorb what happened in 2026 and chart where the party goes next." The event page named 33 people who will "write the party's next chapter" and attend the event. Names included former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D), Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), Reps.
大会官网称：“随着活动筹备工作的推进，还将公布更多参会人员名单。”此次大会旨在促进各方就“民主党未来发展的不同愿景”展开讨论，并安排与会者与顶尖战略专家、意见领袖及潜在候选人交流。此外，各合作组织也能借此机会探讨发展思路，而活动人士及其他工作人员也可借此为党派创造更多发展契机。
Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Sarah McBride (D-Del.), Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Democratic strategists David Axelrod and Lis Smith. "More will be announced as the program comes together," the conference website stated. The conference looks to open up debate between "competing visions of the party's future, and conversations with leading strategists, opinion leaders and candidates."
多数民主党人士以此次会议举办地科罗拉多州为例，以此证明该党实现“将科罗拉多州从共和党优势州转变为中间派或民主党优势州”这一二十年目标的决心——“这并非偶然，而是源于对民众与各类机构的投入、联盟的构建以及切实的行动。”民主党旨在在11月的中期选举中夺回国会参众两院中的一个或两个席位，同时也期望在2024年前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯败给特朗普后重新掌控白宫。
It will also allow partner organizations to discuss ideas and allow activists and other staffers to organize "opportunities" for the party. Majority Democrats used the state where the conference will be located as a testament to the party's 20-year goal to shift Colorado from red to purple to blue, "not by accident, but by investing in people and institutions, building a coalition and then delivering." The Democratic Party, which aims to reclaim one or both chambers of Congress in the November midterm elections, is also looking to retake the White House following former Vice President Kamala Harris's loss to President Trump in 2024.
当年，由于物价上涨与通货膨胀，加之美国在加沙战争中支持以色列的政策引发争议，民主党的支持率持续走低。今年8月，负责撰写民主党全国委员会2024年选举“复盘报告”的保罗·里韦拉向Axios透露，加沙战争对哈里斯的选情产生了负面影响。今年，许多与美国民主社会主义者联盟立场一致的候选人成功击败了长期担任民主党要职的现任议员，使民主党获得了显著优势。
Democrats that year faced growing unpopularity between rising costs and inflation, and growing unpopularity over the U.S.'s support for Israel in its war in Gaza. Paul Rivera, the author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election "autopsy," told Axios in August that the war hurt Harris politically. The party has seen major gains this year from candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) winning against longtime Democratic incumbents.