Run for Something co-founder: ‘Democrats’ reliance on seniority is our downfall’

Amanda Litman discusses vital but difficult conversations on age as younger Democrats work to remake party

Amanda Litman spent the past decade building a way for more younger people to run for office.

Now, as the Democratic party debates its ageing leaders after the former president's decline led to a bruising loss in 2024, a groundswell of younger Democrats are working to remake the party by challenging incumbents and calling out Democratic leaders who fail to push back against Trump.