The Democratic Party is a party dominated by elite, liberal, and special interest groups. They are not in contact with the middle class in the United States. They are anthropomorphic by the president who makes him better and emits the world’s events from his control. As a result, the Democratic Party lost not only in the Senate, but also in the White House.
I talk about the 1980 elections and the aftermath. However, if the politics at the time has a familiar ring, there is a lesson for the Democratic Party today because it requires a fresh vision and leadership. The new party’s election on Saturday is just the beginning of their reinvolation process.
The Democratic Party is now worse than any other point since 1980. Joe Biden’s mistake in policy -worse inflation and reduce border safety. The party does not seem to know completely. The party develops changes between leadership generations and pays for not permission. Clinton and Obama administration have been dominated for over 30 years. At the same time, the Democratic Party is too focused on what they are, not for what they are. In particular, the Democratic Party’s main mission was to defeat Donald Trump, rather than clarifying the consistent and attractive vision for the future.
Of course, “consistent and attractive” is a difficult goal if you are a special interest federation, such as the right of abortion, environment, social justice, gun regulation, LGBTQ rights, and promoters of Promo. -You are looking for a political party.
In 2020, the Democratic fears of Bernie Sanders pushed in to unite these groups around Biden’s candidate. However, it was proven that Biden was a challenging person in the election politics. He had no political base, so he was governed by trying to soothe these special benefits, but their priority is the most important thing for many people. I didn’t do it. Voter. I can’t remember a single example when President Biden undertakes the Democratic elements for greater benefits. This was not the presidential position that reflects the mood and needs of the country. His presidential position was less than that part.
To regain power, the Democratic Party will work on the first strategy for the minority. The Democratic Party does not control his fate, as if the Ronal Dragan was appointed after 1980. At any time, the United States has only 1.5 political parties. Anyone who has a White House is a political party, and the opposition can only affect the policy decision on the margin.
With that in mind, the Democratic Party must start a compelling discussion that President Trump and Republican members have failed. The Democratic Party needs to do this in a way that reflects the country’s atmosphere and does not repeat the Kamara Harris campaign. This focuses on joy in the era when anger and financial frustration dominated the emotions of voters. Now that the Republican members are fully dominating the federal government, the Democratic Party is a change in the story of a story that finally broke the 12 -year Hold of Reagan Bush in 1992 in 1992. I am.
And now, as now, the strongest message to the Democratic Party is focused on economic safety and opportunities. It should be easy to make regular contrast with his agenda, as Trump and Republican members focus on the rich and corporate tax cuts. His misstep trying to freeze the federal government in a way that can affect popular programs, such as Medicade and head start, is a great opportunity to brand it when GOP is dangerous to governing. This is an example.
At the same time, the Democratic Party needs to neutralize public safety and disability issues, which were the center of Trump’s victory. To do so, it is necessary to deal with the immigration crisis in Japan. The Democratic Party does not need to support all the harsh measures introduced by Trump. However, they need to establish their true genuine and create a reliable case that supports the safe border of our country.
Establishing these genuineness and ultimately a successful story in economic and public order depends on the quality, vision and reliability of the party’s presidential candidates. Did they “get it” to the voters’ eyes? Do they believe in changes and even anthropomorphize? Do you feel that voters can rely on the leaders given to do what they want? Mr. Trump cuts Biden and Harris in these aspects.
Bill Clinton’s candidate and victory in 1992 provide valuable lessons for the Democratic Party for the most likely type of candidates who are most likely to succeed in the Republican member. Clinton was not part of the washington party’s ruling class. His training and his time as the governor of the southern state gave him a national understanding. The most important thing is that he had a clear story about what he would do as a president and where he wanted to lead the country. He also chose to be liberal or moderate, and avoided suffering from divisional social issues that are not essential to most Americans.
The important part of Clinton’s victory is from the Senate Democratic Party. At the end of the summer of 1991, President George HW Bush obtained 74 % of job approval. However, after the day of the worker, the Democratic Party organized almost one day of Bush’s policy on the Senate floor, and he had a consistent message that he had not contacted the American middle class struggle. there was. The story helped the Democratic Party to acquire seats for Pennsylvania Senator in a special election in November. By the beginning of 1992, Bush’s approval decreased to 46 % by the beginning of 1992.
The Democratic Party National Committee and his chairman also played a role. Under Ron Brown’s guidance in preparing for the 1992 election, DNC focused on Clinton’s “harm” party environment. For the past decade, the party’s label was an anchor of the Democratic candidate to run for the president. Brown did not try to push the litmus test to the candidate, but pushed the activist’s wings and focused on victory. This is something the party should keep in mind while gathering to select a new DNC reader.
For the first time since Barak Obama rose in 2008, it has been widely opened to show that the Democratic candidates have the right one to operate the country. Clinton and Obama did not believe they had what they did when they announced the president’s candidate. Rather than decling fitness to the office, we have proved the ability to lead during the campaign. The Democratic Party has a deep bench of officials selected at the state and local level, especially in the Democratic Party, and has the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to undertake Republican members.
The 2026 Congress can play an important role in placing the final candidate for the 2028 election. Powerful parties are generally suffering from medium losses. It is unlikely that the Democratic Party can dominate the Senate, but they are in a sufficient position to regain the house. In the next two years, the governor’s race will be a major opportunity to reset the party going to the next presidential election.
And if Democratic members can deal with their vision, trust, and leadership issues (certainly high order), the possibility of taking the White House in 2028 is more advantageous than in the 1980s.
Trump has won a recent election with one of the narrowest margins of the popular voting since 1900. He did not have a coat tail, as it has been proven by the loss of the Republican Party in the House of Republican and the fact that only one of the seven toesaps races have won. The battlefield states that Trump brought. Considering how popular the Biden administration was on the election date, as Reagan did in 1980, more ordinary Republican candidates should have won his party in races nationwide.
Trump has begun a presidential position and has only given only 47 % of the country a positive rating. The current voting indicates that the majority of Americans do not support some of his most steep proposals. He misunderstands how large the voters have given him in the election, and are too wide for his presidential order and policy proposal. The Republican members begin not only historically narrow dominance in Congress, but also in the last parliament demonstrating that they cannotrake them.
In this environment, Trump and Republican members set high rods for themselves in how they improve their economy. At the same time, they also argue that it will reduce $ trillions of federal budgets. Under Mr. Trump, the GOP is a worker -class party, and the base is full of people who hit Medicare, Medicade, and the largest to reduce social security, and is now about half of all federal spending. I am doing it.
All of this points to a favorable opportunity for the Democratic Party to learn lessons following the 1980 elections. Jimmy Carter was only four years old, but for Republican tactics he defined the meaning of being a Democratic member for 16 years. Only when Clinton was elected president, the party was able to move after the carter year.
The same applies to the Democratic Party, and Biden defines the meaning of being a Democratic member until the party seizes the White House at any time. History provides a blue photo to the Democratic Party to capture power. The problem is whether they follow it.
Doug Sosnick is a senior adviser of President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000, and has advised the governor and the U.S. House of Representatives.
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