Pope Francis will likely be remembered as a progressive reformer

Pope Francis , the 266th head of the Catholic Church , died Monday at the age of 88 .

His death marks the end of a transformative and, at times, polarizing papacy.

Speculation is already swirling about who will become the next pope.

With Republicans in control of D.C. , Democrats are searching for a leader to pull them out of the political abyss.

A number of more progressive and politically moderate candidates are also likely to take the reins of the Church .

Polling shows that folks on the Left feel their leaders don’t have a clear strategy for standing up to Trump .

Gallup just found that the approval rating for Democrat leaders in Congress has fallen to just 25% .

Ocasio-Cortez is a frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 .

Plenty of Republicans are salivating at the idea of AOC becoming the party’s leader or nominee.

But right now, that message doesn’t seem to be gaining much traction with Democratic voters.