Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

Summary

Democrats must reclaim their identity as the party of the working class to regain electoral strength.

Despite pro-labor policies under Biden, working-class voters feel disconnected, seeing Democrats as defenders of a failing system.

The party’s decline traces back to NAFTA and neoliberal economic policies that favored corporations over workers.

A generational effort to prioritize labor rights, fair wages, and economic security while addressing working-class frustrations are needed.

Without serious reform, Democrats will continue losing ground to populist alternatives.

  • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
    283·
    19 hours ago

    Yes, AND it’s worth bearing in mind that some democratic strategists apparently think the path to being the “worker’s party” is to embrace social conservatism. Trans people aren’t the reason I will never retire, they aren’t the reason I’ll never be able to take my kids on a real vacation, or why we’re one “get fucked lmao” from being bankrupted by health insurance. The assholes in this party who have a vision of trying to capture moderate Republicans need to show themselves the door. Bernie and Trump both show that you’ll get the votes when you promise big changes to this busted ass system AND people believe that you’ll actually do it. Stop trying to be yesteryear republicans; start promising shit that hurts the big donors’ feelings and meaning it.

    • BadmanDan@lemmy.world
      111·
      12 hours ago

      Bernie is a loser. So is Trump. Both have lost national elections.

      Obama can’t relate 😎

      • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
        61·
        11 hours ago

        Hillary and Kamala are bigger losers than Trump, apparently, having the same national track record as Gary Johnson.

        • BadmanDan@lemmy.world
          1·
          59 minutes ago

          And Bernie is bigger loser than all of them. Never seen the White House.

          All of them are beneath Obama 😎