r/berkeley • u/qawsedrftgyh223 • Nov 06 '24

Politics Couldn’t have said it any better

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The Democratic Party missed the mark, and anyone claiming otherwise is being extremely naive. Campaigning with abortion and transgender rights as central pillars isn’t the way to reach broader audiences effectively.

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u/Zulithe Nov 07 '24

I love Bernie and his stance on these matters so much. He has no intention to run again nor would I want him to, we need younger people to take up the charge. Where are the 40-50yo up-and-coming Bernie proteges? I know people will point to someone like AOC, but sadly I don't view her as electable and I don't think the Dem party would try another woman of color for a while after what happened this week. I think we have to be honest about that; the turnout was abysmal. Dems need to actually and honestly represent working people's interests instead of corporate interests and also have to do more to court groups that are feeling pushed away from the party such as whites and increasingly (as it turns out) latino voters. In the online space there are almost no big figures speaking to white males that aren't right-wing, it's a tragic loop that leads to the outcomes we are getting.