Former Obama Staffer Claims Democrats Have Lost Their Way

[Billiejeens]

When a longtime Democratic heavyweight starts saying his own party “lost the plot,” it is not exactly a small, throwaway comment.

That is exactly what former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel did, and he did not sugarcoat it.

During a recent podcast appearance, Emanuel basically said out loud what a lot of voters have been thinking for years, Democrats drifted away from everyday concerns and got tangled up in culture war distractions that do not pay the bills or fix broken schools.

Emanuel pointed directly at issues like “Latinx,” defunding the police, and broad accusations against law enforcement as examples of how the party veered off course.

His argument was not subtle. He said Democrats are “on the losing side of those cultural wars, full stop"

That is not exactly the kind of internal memo you send quietly, that is more like grabbing a megaphone and airing it out in public.

The education piece is where his criticism really hits hard.

Emanuel called out the fact that roughly half of students are not reading at grade level, while political energy is being spent on debates over bathroom policies and locker rooms.

His point was simple, and frankly hard to argue with, if the basics are falling apart, maybe fix those first.

He even pushed back when someone suggested the party could juggle both priorities, saying the results already show they cannot.

Former Obama Staffer Claims Democrats Have Lost Their Way – Potus Toast

BJ -

The hard, crazy left has taken over the party.
His positions used to be on the extreme left side, the party rushed off the cliff past him.

 

[Care4all]

When a longtime Democratic heavyweight starts saying his own party “lost the plot,” it is not exactly a small, throwaway comment.

That is exactly what former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel did, and he did not sugarcoat it.

During a recent podcast appearance, Emanuel basically said out loud what a lot of voters have been thinking for years, Democrats drifted away from everyday concerns and got tangled up in culture war distractions that do not pay the bills or fix broken schools.

Emanuel pointed directly at issues like “Latinx,” defunding the police, and broad accusations against law enforcement as examples of how the party veered off course.

His argument was not subtle. He said Democrats are “on the losing side of those cultural wars, full stop"

That is not exactly the kind of internal memo you send quietly, that is more like grabbing a megaphone and airing it out in public.

The education piece is where his criticism really hits hard.

Emanuel called out the fact that roughly half of students are not reading at grade level, while political energy is being spent on debates over bathroom policies and locker rooms.

His point was simple, and frankly hard to argue with, if the basics are falling apart, maybe fix those first.

He even pushed back when someone suggested the party could juggle both priorities, saying the results already show they cannot.

Former Obama Staffer Claims Democrats Have Lost Their Way – Potus Toast

BJ -

The hard, crazy left has taken over the party.
His positions used to be on the extreme left side, the party rushed off the cliff past him.

Bet he plans to run for President in 2028! His positioning himself as an outsider, gives it away...imo.

 

[Billiejeens]

Bet he plans to run for President in 2028! His positioning himself as an outsider, gives it away...imo.

He is positioning himself as sane.

 

[JoeB131]

When a longtime Democratic heavyweight starts saying his own party “lost the plot,” it is not exactly a small, throwaway comment.

That is exactly what former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel did, and he did not sugarcoat it.

Yeah, Rahm became persona non grata with the Democratic Base when he covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald.

Not even sure why he's still flopping around on the deck like he's still relevant.

 

[Mac1958]

Yes, the party lost its way with Obama's win. The party thought its demographic advantage ("Demography is Destiny") was permanent, and that's when it started to weaponize the very same PC/Identity Politics tactics that played such an important role in the rise of Trumpism. It hurt them with both men and Hispanics, and animated young men to vote.

There are several on the left trying to point this out, from Emanuael to Bill Maher to Sam Harris. So far, they're not having much luck getting their point across.

 

[JoeB131]

Bet he plans to run for President in 2028! His positioning himself as an outsider, gives it away...imo.

Then he's delusional.

The reason he's not still the mayor of Chicago is that in 2014, he intentionally covered up an egregious case of police misconduct. While that cover-up got him past the 2015 election, by 2019, the Truth came out and consumed everyone involved in it. He withdrew from the race, and we got a series of really progressive mayors who followed.

So his blathering is more bitterness at BLM and progressives than a real political analysis. Just another politician who can't take responsibility for his actions. We have too many of those in BOTH parties.

 

[JoeB131]

Yes, the party lost its way with Obama's win. The party thought its demographic advantage ("Demography is Destiny") was permanent, and that's when it started to weaponize the very same PC/Identity Politics tactics that played such an important role in the rise of Trumpism. It hurt them with both men and Hispanics, and animated young men to vote.

There are several on the left trying to point this out, from Emanuael to Bill Maher to Sam Harris. So far, they're not having much luck getting their point across.

Because if you give the voter a choice between a Real Republican and a Fake REpublican, they'll vote for the REAL REPUBLICAN every time.

Trump didn't win because white people were more awful. In fact, Trump got less of the white vote in 2016/20/24 than Mitt Romney got in 2012 and far less than Dubya got in 2004.

Trump won because minorities didn't show up for Hillary and Harris.

You can credit some of that to straight-up misogyny, but they were also awful candidates. Hillary ran her entire campaign on "Trump sucks", but gave people no reason to vote for her. Harris was a bit more tragic, because she was handed a flaming bag of dogshit and had to stomp it out.

I keep pointing this out to you, but you stick your fingers in your ears and yell, "lalalalala."

 

[Billiejeens]

Yeah, Rahm became persona non grata with the Democratic Base when he covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald.

Not even sure why he's still flopping around on the deck like he's still relevant.

You are literally the only person who has ever mentioned that name.

the nation doesn't care.

I'm thinking that having a La- in front of random letters made him black, yes?

literally, no one.