Democrats should have listened to Bernie Sanders, historians say
Democrats should have listened to Bernie Sanders, historians say
Two historians have said that the Democratic Party was wrong to overlook Bernie Sanders' policies for working class people.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21778444
Summary
Historians suggest Democrats might have fared better against Donald Trump by embracing the economic issues championed by Senator Bernie Sanders, who has long pushed for a focus on “bread-and-butter” concerns for working-class voters.
Despite Kamala Harris’s progressive policies, polls showed Trump was favored on economic issues, particularly among working-class and Hispanic voters.
Historian Leah Wright Rigueur argued that Sanders’ messaging on economic struggles could be key for future Democratic strategies.
Sanders himself criticized the party for “abandoning” the working class, which he said has led to a loss of support across racial lines.
No shit.
Thanks, DNC and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Took an incredible upwelling of enthusiasm, energy, and grassroots engagement, and completely squandered it by nominating Hillary instead.
It still pisses me off. It should be the end of President Sanders’ second term.
They didn't just squander it, they actively crushed it with a vengeance. The DNC would rather lose to trump than allow Bernie's vision for America come to fruition.
This assumes that Democrats want to win at any cost. Listening to Sanders is a bridge too far.
Democrats would rather lose than do even the most tepid social democratic reformism.
It sucks to realize in hindsight, but if Bernie had won the 2016 primary he would have been thoroughly ratfucked as a matter of bipartisan consensus. The Democrats would have sabotaged his national campaign at every step, probably even going as far as to have a few high profile Democrats endorse a third party candidate to make sure Bernie loses.
Look at what Labour did to Corbyn.
It is difficult to get a campaign strategist to understand something when their
griftcareer path depends upon them not understanding it. — Upton Sinclair, probablyUpton is the only other socialist in the USA that I'm aware of who gained mass traction with voters. Much like with Bernie, the DNC did everything in their power to keep him from getting elected. The Democrats and the Republicans actually pooled their resources to keep him out of office and defeat him for the Governor's seat in California. He only lost by 260,000 votes, which I believe makes him the most successful socialist in US history. He was an amazing person, and an excellent writer.
Everyone here should read The Jungle immediately, if they haven't already. Seriously, stop what you're doing and start reading that book. It's one of the most impactful books in US history, and the reason why we had sweeping food reforms and the creation of the FDA. He said of America's response to his book "I aimed for their hearts, and I accidentally hit them in the stomach". He tried to open America's eyes to the grueling conditions faced by immigrant workers, and the extreme wealth disparity in the country, but all the people cared about were the horrors he exposed in our food supply chain.
There were socialist mayors in the USA so they actually won elections, I think that's more succesfull that getting loads of votes.
i would vote for bernie in 2028 over newsome.
Love the guy (even if he seeks to save capitalism from itself, not replace it) but he is old.
Up next : did Marx have a point ?
Every single day Marx and Lenin continue to be vindicated. Try as liberals and progressives might, as time passes their analysis only gains more evidence supporting it. That's why I keep an intro to Marxism reading list on hand if people want so I can link it whenever.
I hear that's what historians are saying
When good ol' Capt. Obvious feels like being a redundant dickcheese:
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I've been saying the same thing for like a decade now, but it's not like the DNC actually cares.