Eve is here. After President Trump’s decisive victory on Tuesday, it’s easy to get whiplash trying to keep an eye on the many secondary fronts. One of the evolving scenes is a much-needed indictment of the Democratic Party and, hopefully, a purge of too many people who have cast their fate in the hands of the elites and can’t even credibly pretend to care about ordinary people. be. In fact, as I had several members of the PMC tell me before the election, they are concerned about the hostility of mainstream Democrats toward the majority of Americans and their belief that they are superior and uniquely qualified to govern. He objected to the offensive claims.
If the party is to fully reinvent itself, it needs to oust the architects of its failure, including the Democratic National Committee. Naturally, the guilty are instead loudly trying to shift the blame. The latest revealing spectacle comes to Common Dreams. It features the head of the Democratic National Committee growing ugly over Mr. Sanders’ long-right criticism that the party has abandoned its roots. If you think about it, Sanders should know more than anyone.)
In an interesting synchronicity, The Hill just published an article showing that many party members realize what a disaster the election was and that a major course correction is needed. But will enough old stocks move down the rankings to maintain more or less the current negative trend? The Hills Trump wins, Democrats discuss how to start over This suggests that at least some insiders have reached the 12-step bottoming phase.
Democrats need a fresh start after President-elect Trump scored decisive victory over Vice President Harris, swept swing states, narrowed Democrats’ lead in various blue states and captured key segments of the electorate. It is claimed that.
“We have to burn down the house and start anew,” said one prominent Democratic strategist who has worked on recent presidential campaigns.
“We warned in 2016 that this wasn’t working, but in 2020 we had a chance to realize that Trump wasn’t going away, his base was just growing. And we ignored it. And they pretended it was a midterm election.”
As Democrats dissect Harris’ campaign and piece together what went wrong, they are quickly coming to the conclusion that the party’s organization and strategy are outdated or broken…
The strategist added that Democrats have lost their way in recent years, appealing to “New York Times elites” while neglecting working-class voters who have traditionally supported Democrats.
Contrast this view with the DNC rant below. The DNC continues its blatantly bogus defense as if Biden was the best labor president ever, when most union members didn’t think so.
And yet, despite the breath of fresh air from Mr. Hill’s remarks, it seems that, at least from my observations of the media, we are clinging too desperately to the storylines that led to Democrats’ defeat. visible (and distracts from voters’ concerns about standards of living and standard of living). immigrants), for example Trump is a fascist and his voters are misogynists.
Written by Julia Conley. It was first published in common dreams
After U.S. Senate Bernie Sanders The Vice President gave his opinion on the reason. kamala harris lost both the popular vote and the Electoral College to the next president. donald trump Reiterating consistent warnings that Democrats must center economic justice in Tuesday’s election, party official Jamie Harrison once again suggested the party was unlikely to heed Sanders’ call.
Mr. Harrison is the chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a former lobbyist for clients. include bank of americaTrump ignored Sanders’ statement, calling it a “direct criticism” and touting the pro-worker policies adopted by the Biden-Harris administration and suggesting the party has not done enough for economic justice. BP and BP, which seemed to be all the evidence That means working-class voters are gravitating towards Trump and the Republican Party.
“President (Joe) Biden has been the most pro-labor president of my lifetime. He saved union pensions, created millions of good-wage jobs, and marched on picket lines. “Sometimes,” Harrison said.
This is complete BS… Biden has been the most pro labor president in my lifetime – saved union pensions, created millions of good paying jobs, even marched on picket lines, And some of MVP’s plans fundamentally changed the quality of life and eliminated racial discrimination… https://t.co/6s4iR5Xtdq
— Jamie Harrison (@harrisonjaime) November 7, 2024
Biden has been praised by progressives and labor unions for establishing pro-worker rules. overtime pay and non-compete agreement, prompt Amazon workers in Alabama formed a union, presided over the National Labor Relations Board, which sided with workers by investigating numerous unfair labor practices by large corporations, and walked picket lines with striking workers. He became the first US president.
He also worked closely with Sanders on one of his signature bills. regain better behaviorwhich would have invested in expanding the child tax credit, making public education and community college free, among other provisions, was defeated by right-wing U.S. senators. Joe Manchin (IW. Virginia), then a Democrat, then a Republican.
Sanders said in a statement Thursday. said “It’s not all that surprising that the Democratic Party, which has abandoned working-class people, finds that the working class has abandoned them.”
He asked whether the “highly paid consultants who control the Democratic Party” will “learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign.”
“Probably not,” he added.
Although Harris plans to include it on his platform, end price gouging In the food industry, expand Child tax credit and extension Medicare coverage On home health, dental and vision care, she issued a warning to progressive advocates: suggestionCapital gains tax relief for wealthy Americans.
as common dreamsreported Mr Biden’s advisers this week echoed earlier claims that Mr Trump is a “stooge of corporate interests” by Ms Harris recommending billionaire businessman Mark Cuban as one of her top surrogates. He claimed that he had muddied the message.
It remains to be seen whether Democratic leaders, including Harrison, will heed these concerns from Biden aides, but they expressed hostility to the message from Sanders.
“There’s been a lot of post-election coverage, and it’s not good,” Harrison said.
Journalist Mitchell Northam notes that since the 2016 election, when the senator ran for president as a Democrat, Democrats have studiously ignored Sanders’ calls to center economic justice and sever ties with Wall Street. He pointed out that they had expressed hostility.
Bernie had a sense of where this was all going in 2015/16. He had a coalition. He was speaking to voters. And the Democrats removed him from the way.
As DNC chair, this outcome will also fall squarely on Jamie Harrison’s shoulders. Take your L, dude. https://t.co/ZMv4hdnuZt
— Mitchell Northam (@primetimeMitch) November 7, 2024
Sanders’ message this week received an unexpected boost from conservatives new york times Columnist David Brooks in 2020 was fired The veteran senator has always been popular as “useless” and “marginal.”
“I like it when Democratic candidates run to the center.” I wrote Brooks. “But I have to confess that while Ms. Harris did it very effectively, it didn’t work. Maybe the Democratic Party should embrace Bernie Sanders-style chaos, but it doesn’t make people like me It will make you uncomfortable.”
philadelphia inquirer Columnist Will Bunch I clapped Brooks’s “striking moment of self-awareness.”
Progressive Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid expressed hope that Democratic leaders like Harrison would take similar action.
“Usually after a big election loss,” he says. said“Party leaders step down to create an opportunity to express new perspectives and opinions that have not had the opportunity to lead before.”
