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Harris campaign failed to connect with working class, US union federation says
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2024
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“We have a ~~concrete~~ asterisk riddled corporation-friendly plan that I’m talking to you about with Liz Cheney right now for helping… that doesn’t involve anything approaching a green new deal, universal healthcare, or clawing back the massive wealth inequality that continues to worsen and has not improved since the 1970s.”
FTFY…
But seriously, what is needed has been painfully clear not just for at least the last 4 presidential elections, but for DECADES. MASSIVE changes that are -of course - completely unfeasible (politically) but nonetheless necessary to scream about from the bully pulpit for the chance to make voters believe and push for such changes.
Trump lies but he PREACHES (granted like it’s some kinda fucked up GOSPEL to his cult of followers)… and this era of “we go high they go low” as if voters care about anything but victories… and “we won’t lie to you with unrealistic promises” as an excuse not to even give aspirational speeches like JFK once used to do with his (at the time) seemingly crazy speeches about having a person walk upon the surface of the moon…
It just is not a recipe for success. The corporate hacks running the DNC need to be FORCED out, as they don’t actually care that we keep losing. They are in revolving doors that are no different from those of Joe Manchin, Kristen Sinema, or ALL the other Rs.
Supporting unions and a strong FTC and fighting excess prices, versus free-for-all deregulation?
It wasn't the policies. It was the insufficient outreach. And of course too many people in leadership not willing to push back, but that's not the root cause
All right dude. Ya missed my point. I’m not saying Harris didn’t support anything nor did I say Trump was good or support any of his bullshit. I’m just saying - a campaign where you put Liz fucking Cheney on stage with you during the 100 or so days you had to scramble an attractive message to activate people is fucking stupid centrist corporate DNC bullshit that fucked what initially looked like it could be a winning campaign into the fucking ground.