Democratic Party brand He is “in the toilet,” according to party strategists on Monday.
New York Times He held an “online written conversation” hosted by Times contributing opinion writer Frank Bruni, with progressive campaign consultant Anat Schenker Osorio, Democratic communications strategist Liz Smith and former Ohio Representative Tim Ryan to discuss the party’s remnants after heavy losses in November.
“The Democratic brand is in the toilet,” Smith said. “Many of the Democrats who have succeeded this cycle — our best performers in House races, for example — are people who ran against the Democratic Party brand. Trump has torn down the blue wall in the industrial Midwest, but he has also expanded his vote for the party.” “Democrat.” “Most of them are in our bluest, most urban areas.”
One voter said that the Democratic Party was no longer a “friend” of the working class after the election. (Kevin Deitch/Getty Images)
“The toilet? Yes, Liz, this is dangerous. Do you really think it's that bad?” Bruni asked.
“When the best way to win as a candidate is to run against your party, that's too bad. Our candidates on the ballot are good. That's what the 'D' next to their names means (status quo) that people don't do,” Smith said.
Ryan explained that Democrats “have been labeled as the party of the status quo” and “failed to redefine themselves on issues of culture,” although Schenker Osorio was more critical.
“Well… toilets have an obvious benefit, so maybe that's a generous comparison,” Schenker Osorio said.
They also agreed that the biggest problem is Democrats' failure to do so Repel the image of “elitist” On working class voters.
“The sign outside the headquarters should now say: 'Beware: Entering the Echo Chamber,'” Ryan said. “I said move to Youngstown, but it could be Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit or Milwaukee. But I'm very serious that it shouldn't be in Washington or anywhere on the coasts. “We need to send a bold signal that we are committed to reconnecting with people in the real world.”
A New York Times panel criticized the Democratic Party. (Left: (Photo by Lee Vogel/WireImage), Circle: (Photo by: Michael Sellock/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images))
Bruni asked whether Democrats needed to stop “running around Hollywood celebrities and dragging them en masse to the stage,” to which Ryan agreed. However, Smith said deeper thinking is needed.
“We need to look at who succeeded and outperformed in this cycle and why,” she said. “Some of the top performers in House races could not have had more disparate profiles… What they had in common was that they were willing to run against the party brand, they met voters where they were feeling frustrated about border and public safety issues, and they spoke “More about their vision of the future than how bad Donald Trump is.”
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“I would also add something else — these members were largely among the first to call on Joe Biden to step down as nominee. They were not on the crew of Democrats telling voters not to believe what they saw with their votes.” “I help them in that first discussion,” Smith added.
Some panelists blamed President Biden remaining in the race for too long as a factor in the party's losses. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/archive photo)
The committee's comments were published after a study by a Democratic polling firm found that some of the comments Voters were disappointed By the Democratic Party, with one participant saying that they were “not friends with the working class anymore.”
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