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.

  • frezik@midwest.social
    3·
    7 hours ago

    How far back are they talking “traditionally”? You can make an argument that they were a century ago. Not a particularly strong argument, but there’s an argument. Go back even further, and Karl Marx himself was congratulating Abraham Lincoln. After all, slaves are the most exploited workers.

    The last 50 years, though? Absolutely not, but their bleating about “coastal elites” hoodwinks a lot of people to think otherwise.

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        3·
        7 hours ago

        Because they’re jealous of a state that isn’t a shit hole

        Source: Californian with family in a red state: if you’re close enough to them they’ll admit it unknowingly

        • redwattlebird@lemmings.world
          3·
          7 hours ago

          I think that all makes sense. A state government that wants to improve the working class will generally be more rich, and a state that doesn’t will have more poor.

          Nice. When another debate comes up in the office, I’ll have some ammo