I don't know who needs to hear this but, (assuming 2026 and 2028 elections aren't sham elections rigged by MAGA) the way to align the Democratic party more closely with your own personal interests is to vote for it.

Every single time.
Every single election.
Every single candidate.

Voting is a 2-way street. You vote for the party that more closely aligns with your interests, and in return, the party aligns its interests more closely with the people who voted for it.

@Lana And get involved with the party. I get very annoyed at people who say they don’t want to get involved *because* it doesn’t align 100% with them, as if not being involved will make it align more with them. As a 24 year-old I had found myself in the room with a dozen other party members picking the district candidate for State House because the convention-picked Senate candidate dropped out and a shuffle ensued. Because I raised my hand and showed up. He eventually became majority leader.