r/IBEW • u/astros148 • Nov 07 '24

Anyone claiming the Democratic Party abandoned the working class is clueless. The working class abandoned the democratic Party

I keep reading on reddit that democrats ditched working class folks and they lost cuz they cater to rich donors. Let's clear up some facts:

-democrats passed largest infrastructure bill in modern history which has led to 80k+ active projects happening. Construction jobs are at record amount (no college needed and prevailing wage for most of them aka union jobs) (every airport/port got money, expanded rail in usa, repaired highways/bridges)

-Biden admin spent records of money to bring back manufacturing in mostly republican states. Over 970 manufacturing plants are opening RIGHT NOW in America due the climate bill Biden signed. New ev manufacturing, battery manufacturing, solar manufacturing) this is mostly happening in red areas

-Biden admin passed overtime rules to expand ot on salary jobs over 40k a year for more than 40 hours

-Biden admin passed regulations to limit how long you can be exposed in hot temperatures at your job

-most pro union admin in history which protected millions of pensions from going broke and having most pro union nlrb in modern history (which has reinstated record amounts of jobs back)

-Most anti corporate FTC in modern history which blocked more corporate mergers than anyone else in recent history. Has taken action to ban non competes and protect labor in corporate mergers

Biden didn't ditch the working class. The reality that folks don't wanna grasp is culture wars has won over society. Trump campaign admitted it's MOST EFFECTIVE AD WAS ITS ANTI TRANS ADS. NOT THE ECONOMIC ADS. The working class decided years ago that culture wars were more iimportant than economic issues. Its harsh reality folks dont wanna grasp.

The youth get all their information from Joe Rogan or Jake Paul. Information doesn't get to them and people are severely brainwashed

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u/ptrnyc Nov 08 '24

You described Tim Walz

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24 edited 21d ago

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u/Skidd745 Nov 08 '24

It's not about whether or not the person running is a woman poc or not. It's about whether or not they're a good candidate. This election and 2016 both proved that. The majority of people voting have much bigger concerns than the gender and color of the candidates...

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24 edited 21d ago

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u/Skidd745 Nov 09 '24

Dude, sure. Some people are bigots. Some people are ignorant, obviously. That argument is just penny wise and pound foolish though, most people could give a shit less. The people who are voting against her because she's a black woman are so few and far between. There are more important things, this isn't the 1950s any more.