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.

  • AlligatorBlizzard
    3·
    20 hours ago

    Ken Martin is now the chair of the national Democratic party. He was the leader of the DFL.

    He also doesn’t seem to be moving the party in any useful direction. Congrats on getting your monkeys paw wish I guess?

    • kreskin@lemmy.world
      5·
      19 hours ago

      Ken’s got Elissa Slotkin queued up to give the dem rebuttal to Trumps speech tomorrow. She’s the same zionist dem who is ranked the most centrist in the senate and participates in the “New democratic Coalition” (pro business dems) and the “problem solvers coalition” (laser focussed on bipartisanship). I guess Fetterman was already booked?

      So Ken, the “DFL” and the DNC have not changed course even one little bit from the Biden/Harris loss.