A group other than moderate Democrats along with Lawmakers seem to have come to the conclusion that the Big TENT thing for Democrats ain’t gonna gain them much power…And they ARE speaking Up…..
Citing polling and post election anylais….
These party members point to the loss of Democrats that want their party to focus on the economy…..
NOT what they called ‘far left ideological policy and messaging’….
Some of us have ALWAYS thought that the ‘sweet’ spot for Democrats IS the Center Right come election time….
Getting elected IS the most important thing…
Once there?
Democrats can reach back for the LeftWingNuts….
And?
Going forward?
Who ever stays or get electeed in 2025, 2026 and 2028 ?
Will be spending their time cleaning up after the mess Trump/Musk and the Republicans ARE making….
THAT WILL come First….
Democrats had become too obsessed with “ideological purity tests” and should push back “against far-left staffers and groups that exert a disproportionate influence on policy and messaging,” according to a document of takeaways from the gathering produced by the center-left group Third Way and obtained by POLITICO.
The group of moderate Democratic consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials and party leaders who gathered in Loudoun County, Virginia for a day-and-a-half retreat, where they plotted their party’s comeback, searched for why the party lost in November — and what to do about it. Much of what they focused their ire on centered on the kind of identity politics that they believed lost them races up and down the ballot.
One of the key ways to win back the trust of the working class, some gathered there argued, was to “reduce far-left influence and infrastructure” on the party, according to the takeaways document. That included building a more moderate campaign infrastructure and talent pipeline, pushing “back against far-left staffers and groups that exert a disproportionate influence on policy and messaging,” and refusing to participate in “far-left candidate questionnaires” and “forums that create ideological purity tests.”
The gathering resulted in five pages of takeaways, a document POLITICO obtained from one of the participants. (Not all attendees endorsed each point, and the document — and Third Way — kept the identities of participants private.)
“In the wake of this election, where it became so evident that the things that the left was doing and saying deeply hurt [Kamala] Harris and down-ballot Democrats, a lot of people are looking to us, not just Third Way, but the moderates in the party, and saying, ‘We got to do it your way, because the other way ain’t working,’” said Third Way’s Matt Bennett, who helped organize the February retreat….
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Those gathered then laid out 20 solutions for how Democrats can regain working-class trust and reconnect with them culturally.
Among their takeaways:
- The party should “embrace patriotism, community, and traditional American imagery.”
- Candidates should “get out of elite circles and into real communities (e.g., tailgates, gun shows, local restaurants, churches).”
- The party needs to “own the failures of Democratic governance in large cities and commit to improving local government.”
The party, many of those gathered also argued, needs to “develop a stronger, more relatable Democratic media presence (podcasts, social media, sports broadcasting)….
Note….
Of course those on the Left would disagree with the above…..
But?
Those on the Left did NOT COME OUT in enough numbers to vote last November, eh?
Right Now?
Ya might have NOT liked ole’ Joe ….
And sat on your ass instead of voting?
WTF did THAT DO?????
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