Too many Democrats are too quick to draw too-sweeping conclusions about why Kamala Harris lost and what the party needs to do now.

Usually, their prescriptions mirror their preconceptions.

Bernie Sanders says we lost touch with the working class. James Carville says we went too woke. Some Democrats blame President Biden. Some say Harris was a weak candidate. Some blame the hybrid Biden-Harris HQ. Others say it’s all about inflation or immigration or transgender rights or whatever their pet peeve is.

Let’s slow down. Cool the hot takes.

This is a time to reflect, think and, above all, listen.

Most of all, it’s time for new leaders to step forward.

A new generation of leaders emerged in North Carolina this year: Josh Stein, Rachel Hunt, Jeff Jackson and now Senator Sydney Batch, who replaced Dan Blue as Democrats’ state Senate leader.

Nationally, in statehouses and in Congress, there are many promising new leaders. They can move the party past the Clinton-Biden cycle of the last three elections.

The Democratic National Committee should give these new stars a stage, maybe a mini-convention in 2026 where we can see them and hear their ideas for 2028.

We’ve been here before. Each time, the party has renewed and revitalized itself.

After the Eisenhower ‘50s, John F. Kennedy emerged. In the ’80s, after Democrats lost three straight presidential elections, Bill Clinton and the New Democrats showed us how to win again. After the George W. Bush years, Barack Obama inspired the party and won over America.

There’s no denying that, with Trump coming, dark days are ahead.

As John McCain liked to say, “It’s always darkest just before it turns pitch-black.”

But when the sky turns dark, the stars come out.

Let’s give them a chance to shine.

And the sun will rise again.