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Inside the rise of hardship politics as wealthy Democrats eye 2028

Wealthy Democrats eyeing higher political aspirations are leaning into stories of childhood hardship and family trauma as privilege becomes a political liability on the left, according to J.P. De Gance, founder of the nonprofit Communio."Privilege is one of the worst things you can have within progressive ideology," De Gance told Fox News Digital.Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom has become one of the clearest examples of that tension, DeGance explained. In his recent memoir and media profiles, Newsom has framed his upbringing as a study in contrasts: elite access through his family’s cl...