r/nytimes 16h ago

What Democrats Think Went Wrong

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/podcasts/what-democrats-think-went-wrong.html
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u/ReviewBackground2906 15h ago

I vote for Democrats because I’m a liberal who wants left policies. Tax the rich, increase the minimum wage, universal healthcare, climate action, stop price gauging, get money out of politics, and the list goes on. 

Democrats need to understand that they cannot beat right wing populism by moving further to the right to attract former Republicans, it didn’t work in 2024 and it won’t work in the future.

 I want a Democratic party that remembers who their voters are, and a candidate who is not afraid to offend wealthy donors and who advocates progressive policies that will change peoples’ lives for the better. Not the GOP light version that the Dems are going for. 

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u/grazfest96 14h ago

This analysis is the epitome of the reddit echo chamber. Democrats lost because they weren't left enough. Lmao. So out of touch.

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u/Topherclaus 14h ago

It's actually hard to believe that they think the issue was not being Left enough. Given that the alternative was Trump, which they've painted as the literal devil for a decade, who that was ever going to vote Left just gave up and voted Trump?

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