Democrats lost working-class voters to Trump

[DonGlock26]

Democrats lost working-class voters to Trump ― even in this blue bastion


As the dust of the 2024 election settles, the rightward bent of voters in historically liberal-leaning states has laid bare the sweeping nature of the Democratic Party’s problems
LYNN, Massachusetts ― Mark Callahan has voted Democratic in nearly every presidential election he can remember. Until this year.

Callahan, 67, cast his ballot for President-elect Donald Trump because of concerns about rising costs of living and fears that Democratic leaders didn’t have a plan to fix the economy.

A longtime resident of Lynn, a suburb just four miles north of the liberal enclave of Boston, Callahan said he isn’t sure whether Trump’s policy proposals will lower prices at the pump, or in the grocery aisle. But he’s hopeful the former president will at least “make a change.”

“Everything was too expensive. What we had wasn’t working,” Callahan said, as he stood on a cracked sidewalk lining a row of local take-out restaurants and convenience stores in the suburb’s downtown.

Democrats lost working-class voters to Trump ― even in this blue bastion

Massachusetts experienced one of the most profound rightward shifts of any state in the country, largely driven by working-class communities.

www.usatoday.com

The hard core Leftists here have learned nothing from their defeat. The Democrats will probably try to appear to move towards the center, but they are now the party of the wealthy elites.

 

[shockedcanadian]

The hard core Leftists here have learned nothing from their defeat. The Democrats will probably try to appear to move towards the center, but they are now the party of the wealthy elites.

They won't be moving to the center. They are the far-left because that is where their donors are. It was a record haul and it won't change. You will see the push back to Trump once the new year roles in and they assume Trumps honeymoon period has ended.

At the very least, Harris runs for gov. of California when Newsom runs to be president. Dems will also run Shapiro to try to appear to provide their Swing State middle-of-the-road Manchin candidate. Will Americans buy this narrative if he raises $1B from say, California, NY, D.C and foreign dark money donors?

 

[DonGlock26]

They won't be moving to the center. They are the far-left because that is where their donors are. It was a record haul and it won't change. You will see the push back to Trump once the new year roles in and they assume Trumps honeymoon period has ended.

At the very least, Harris runs for gov. of California when Newsom runs to be president. Dems will also run Shapiro to try to appear to provide their Swing State middle-of-the-road Manchin candidate. Will Americans buy this narrative if he raises $1B from say, California, NY, D.C and foreign dark money donors?

That's why I said "appear". They are radicals, but expert liars.

 

[Blaster]

The hard core Leftists here have learned nothing from their defeat. The Democrats will probably try to appear to move towards the center, but they are now the party of the wealthy elites.

Democrats have become the party of the rich and famous.

 

[Edgetho]

Leftist, European Marxists moved in and took over. Just like they did to the 'Hippie' Peace and Love movement back in the '60s, and that melded into the DNC and became indistinguishable from same

At first, it all gave the democrats more power, more reach. Their organizational, recruiting and, especially, their indoctrination expertise was put to use and the dems expanded their reach.

They learned how to riot and not get blamed for it.... Like in Europe. They infiltrated and took over many established institutions like the media and academia and made gains in every other aspect of American life.

But like everything else they touch, including entire Countries, they screwed it up. Not because they're not good at what they but because what they do is just wrong. Stupidly wrong. Incredibly, stupidly wrong.

We're not that good.

They're that bad

 

[Polishprince]

Trump treats people with respect.

OTOH, uppity dames like Kamala talk to working people in a condescending tone like they are better than everyone else.

That shit may work for Eurotrash politicians where the people are used to being part of social castes or classes.

But it just doesn't play in America.

 

[Mac1958]

The Left lost its focus and sold out to Identity Politics because they thought they had demographics on their side.

That pissed off enough people, especially middle class & working class men, and that was that.

 

[initforme]

Neither party has ever been in favor of the average worker. It's never happened.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Trump treats people with respect.

OTOH, uppity dames like Kamala talk to working people in a condescending tone like they are better than everyone else.

That shit may work for Eurotrash politicians where the people are used to being part of social castes or classes.

But it just doesn't play in America.

This is one the funniest things I've seen posted here in a while. Trump has ZERO respect for anyone. And that includes the people like you who voted for him. You are just a means to an end for him. While I will agree that Democrats blew it with the whole coming off like the "educated" class and not sympathizing with the average American who has to still pay their bills no matter what the intellectuals think, it is beyond a stretch to think that Trump cares for anyone...except himself.

Democrats have the same problem they've always had. They can't message their way out of a wet paper bag. And keep choosing candidates because "it's their time". Harris underestimated the weight that Biden's popularity would have on her admittedly short campaign...and it ended up costing her. She could have overcome it, but she wouldn't go there. ^Shrug^.

 

[Polishprince]

Neither party has ever been in favor of the average worker. It's never happened.

I think you got things backwards here. Both parties are in favor of the average worker, they just have a different opinion about what is best for the average worker.

But the reason why the D's fail is their elitist tone that they are better than everyone , calling those that oppose their ideas "deplorables" and "garbage" clinging to their firearms and belief in Almighty God.

No one wants even to listen to their arguments after that bullshit.

 

[initforme]

I think you got things backwards here. Both parties are in favor of the average worker, they just have a different opinion about what is best for the average worker.

But the reason why the D's fail is their elitist tone that they are better than everyone , calling those that oppose their ideas "deplorables" and "garbage" clinging to their firearms and belief in Almighty God.

No one wants even to listen to their arguments after that bullshit.

I respectfully disagree. Most of the wealth is in the hands of a few. Today's American workers works harder than at ANY time in this nation's history. It's not even close. Hard work barely gets one ahead. Been this way a long long time.

 

[1srelluc]

Hell, I never considered either party as "looking out for me" in my working years.

All I wanted was to be able to keep more of the money I worked for without it going to the deadbeats.

 

[initforme]

Hell, I never considered either party as "looking out for me" in my working years.

All I wanted was to be able to keep more of the money I worked for without it going to the deadbeats.

And the corporations.

 

[InstantOn]

Those working class voters for trump will get what they voted for...real hard.

 

[Independent thinker]

The hard core Leftists here have learned nothing from their defeat. The Democrats will probably try to appear to move towards the center, but they are now the party of the wealthy elites.

I don't know. There are still many people on the left who think Harris lost because the party wasn't too far left enough and they are now talking about AOC running in 2028. I wonder why though because Trump will declare himself dictator for life on day one and eliminate elections. So there will be no elections in 2028.

 

[Failzero]

40% or more of ( The Asian Vote ) ( The Jewish Vote ) ( The Hispanic Vote ) ( The black Vote ) ( The Native American Vote ) ( The Union Vote ) …