Summary
Following Kamala Harris’s unexpected defeat, Democratic leaders are scrutinizing their party’s failures, particularly with working-class voters.
Figures like Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy, and Ro Khanna argue the party lacks a strong economic message, especially for those frustrated with stagnant mobility and neoliberal policies.
Sanders emphasized Democrats’ disconnect from working-class concerns, while Murphy criticized the party’s unwillingness to challenge wealthy interests.
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison announced he won’t seek re-election, leaving the party’s leadership in flux as Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries prepare to assume top roles amid a Republican resurgence.
If we get a consensus on the Left it will be the first time ever.
“I can’t support Bernie! He’s not a real Socialist, he’s a Social Democrat!!”
Hey, I’m pretty sure we had a consensus from March to November of 1917. And why there was a solid half of the Spanish civil war we were in agreement
The good old days, right?
If you ask 10 Democrats what they want for lunch, they’ll give you 12 different answers
If you ask 10 Republicans what they want for lunch, they’ll give you 1 answer. And it’s racist.
I wish 10 Republicans would eat racist for lunch, because then we’d be down to 9 Republicans!
As an undecided voter, the Democrats picked too expensive of a restaurant, so I’ll have what the Republicans are having, even though it’s moldy dog food.
(Edit: This is meant to be sarcastic and insulting to those who voted for Trump “because of the economy” if it’s not obvious already, not to imply I was actually stupid enough to do that myself.)
The funny thing is that people vote for the GOP to save the economy but they are the ones who have ruined the economy on a regular basis/
Many are simply party loyalists. They’ve proven in this election that they’ll vote for anyone under their banner.
Republicans divide and conquer. They’ll get the same support from those folks, even if their leaders pick a new “enemy.”
My understanding is there was more split ticket voting in this election than in years prior. Also have to consider that abortion received a huge amount of votes from many people who also voted for trump.
Yup. Abortion is just another divisive topic. Any way to pit one group against another…
Yeah. If you look at the overall votes between 2020 and 2024, Trump’s count barely moved. In contrast, Harris saw a collapse in votes compared to Biden.
Why did I think of the car scene from pulp fiction?
It’s not like the right is particularly unified on message, it just doesn’t bother them quite as much as long as their sports team is winning.
Marx never wrote about lunch, so we shouldn’t eat anything!
Well he is a social democrat and more centrist then left wing. However, a Bernie presidency would be absolutely incredible (even as a leftist).
How about we drop all the distinctions and just say “good for regular people”?
Agreed lablels may be useful but when it comes to Bernie we should acknowledge that he’s just a good person who wants to do good
Bernie is a democratic socialist
Ever seen ‘The Addams Family’ movie? Remember the scene where the villainess says she killed her parents because they got her the wrong Barbie doll for Christmas?