Democrats must abandon ‘neoliberalism’, Connecticut senator warns, as party leaders face strongest backlash in years

Summary

Following Kamala Harris’s unexpected defeat, Democratic leaders are scrutinizing their party’s failures, particularly with working-class voters.

Figures like Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy, and Ro Khanna argue the party lacks a strong economic message, especially for those frustrated with stagnant mobility and neoliberal policies.

Sanders emphasized Democrats’ disconnect from working-class concerns, while Murphy criticized the party’s unwillingness to challenge wealthy interests.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison announced he won’t seek re-election, leaving the party’s leadership in flux as Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries prepare to assume top roles amid a Republican resurgence.

  • telllos@lemmy.world
    7·
    4 days ago

    I’m still trying to understand why you only get to choose between two candidates. I get how it works. But so many countries elect their president in 1-2 turns.

    Also also, Switzerland’s way of electing it’s executive power is much better.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
      17·
      4 days ago

      Because other countries made better or updated their Democracies since the US was formed. US never got an update.

      • BlitzoTheOisSilent@lemmy.world
        7·
        4 days ago

        I had a friend in the Navy back around 2015 that wholeheartedly believed that this is why America would fail.

        The US government is the longest, unchanged Democracy in the world. We’ve had the same documents, modified slightly but not enough, as the rule of land for almost 250 years now.

        He equated it to a white board that, over 250 years, kept having stuff added to it, but nothing was “removed,” just crossed out and something written next to it, or over it.

        And now 250 years later, we’ve essentially resorted to trying to fill the spaces between lines and letters and around the margins, but they’ve already been filled, so we’re just writing over what’s already written.

      • Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 days ago

        There are organizations working to get ranked preference voting systems adopted, I donate to them. Fairvote.org is one of them. If the participation of Conservadems and GOPers with fair vote.org bothers you, there are other organizations.