Behind a string of recent leftist victories in Democratic primaries across the country is a growing ecosystem of progressive media consulting firms and strategists positioning themselves ahead of a wide-open 2028 presidential cycle.
One of those firms, Middle Seat, has quietly racked up a string of victories by working with what have turned out to be some of the highest-profile names to come out of this year’s primaries.
Among the group’s clients are three democratic socialists fresh to the national political scene: Melat Kiros, who shocked the party by defeating a 15-term incumbent in a primary for a Denver-area House seat; Darializa Avila Chevalier, who defeated the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in New York; and Mai Vang, a progressive Sacramento city official challenging a 20-year Democratic incumbent in this fall’s general election.