As Democrats search for their next generation of leaders, Shapiro has an enviable platform.
all the way down to the state House,” said Larry Ceisler, a Democratic public affairs strategist from Philadelphia, and Shapiro supporter. “You’ve got to admit, the Democratic Party right now does not have too many prominent leaders under the age of 50.”
“People understand his ambition. He’s a politician who’s moved through various levels of government and representation,” said Berwood Yost, a pollster at Franklin & Marshall College. “The circumstances of his election this year really speak out to some level of political skill that could qualify him, at least get him to the Major Leagues.
But governors hold a different kind of appeal. Unlike cabinet members or senators, they can set agendas themselves. They can present themselves as outsiders to Washington, and point to work that’s often closer to voters’ everyday lives. “We know there were plenty of people with aspirations to run for an open seat, and he was able to keep that field clear,” Yost said. “That speaks to a set of skills and relationships that we shouldn’t discount.”reflected the strengths that drove his success, and nods to pragmatism. He emphasized top Democratic concerns, but he also pointed toward the wider electorate, and parts of Pennsylvania that might not naturally support a tried-and-true Democrat from liberal Montgomery County.
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