cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26289830

Summary

Democrats must reclaim their identity as the party of the working class to regain electoral strength.

Despite pro-labor policies under Biden, working-class voters feel disconnected, seeing Democrats as defenders of a failing system.

The party’s decline traces back to NAFTA and neoliberal economic policies that favored corporations over workers.

A generational effort to prioritize labor rights, fair wages, and economic security while addressing working-class frustrations are needed.

Without serious reform, Democrats will continue losing ground to populist alternatives.

  • @Benjaben
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    89 hours ago

    Our system makes 3rd parties nonviable. But at this point, even that seems potentially more successful than Dems just continually sliding “center” (AKA right).

    • @apfelwoiSchoppen
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      126 minutes ago

      Two parties, too big corporate parties, too big to fail, even when that’s all they do.

    • @JayJay
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      3 hours ago

      We gotta organize and do what Maga threatened to do to the right. Maga threatened to split the right which dragged the whole republican party further right. Let’s do the same with the democrats. Force the party more progressive.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
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      38 hours ago

      You got it. At some point you’ll have to bite the bullet unless you want MAGA forever.