“It was a political attack on public servants and public service, and it was aimed squarely and slowly at our party.”

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman. Recovering from being shot nine times in June, Hoffman rallied Democrats at the DNC summer meeting in Minneapolis, invoking the late House Speaker Melissa Hortman’s rallying cry to keep fighting heading into the 2026 elections. Her killing, along with that of her husband, Mark, earlier this summer loomed large as Democrats from across the country gathered at the Minneapolis Hilton to chart a path forward. (Star Ledger)