Two historians have said that the Democratic Party was wrong to overlook Bernie Sanders' policies for working class people.

Summary

Historians suggest Democrats might have fared better against Donald Trump by embracing the economic issues championed by Senator Bernie Sanders, who has long pushed for a focus on “bread-and-butter” concerns for working-class voters.

Despite Kamala Harris’s progressive policies, polls showed Trump was favored on economic issues, particularly among working-class and Hispanic voters.

Historian Leah Wright Rigueur argued that Sanders’ messaging on economic struggles could be key for future Democratic strategies.

Sanders himself criticized the party for “abandoning” the working class, which he said has led to a loss of support across racial lines.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    Funny how it still almost passed, then.

    It was never in any danger of passing. Centrists had Manchin.

    • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      2 months ago

      This sounds like conspiracy again, where this was all orchestrated. You can believe whatever you want, that’s part of living in the free world. But to actually be something worth considering, there should be evidence of this orchestration that can be found among the thousands of people that would’ve had to have been involved. Has AOC or Bernie or any of their staffers spoken of any orchestration?

        • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          2 months ago

          If that’s true, then the bill failed by a slim margin. It almost passed, and had the support of the majority of the democratic party, including passing the House of Representatives. This is an important detail.

          • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            2 months ago

            It almost passed,

            It didn’t “almost” do anything. Manchin blocked it for you. If by some miracle a progressive had won Manchin’s seat, some other centrist in another state would rotate in to vote no.

            There are always enough Manchins.

            • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
              14·
              2 months ago

              Ah, that’s orchestration, which you just said was not happening. You are insinuating that most of them are neoliberals who simply put forward a chosen sacrificial scapegoat in some sort of planned scheme to deceive the American public. Strong claims require evidence, otherwise they are simply convenient ideas we can adopt to oversimplify a messy world and make ourselves feel better.

              • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
                5·
                2 months ago

                Ah, that’s orchestration, which you just said was not happening. You are insinuating that most of them are neoliberals who simply put forward a chosen sacrificial scapegoat in some sort of planned scheme to deceive the American public.

                Nope. All it takes is for some moneyed interest to buy just enough Manchins. They buy whoever’s cheapest.

                And you make excuses for them.

                • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  13·
                  2 months ago

                  No, not excuses, simply doubt. Manchin has a long record in the Senate as a moderate, Clinton-style dem. He’s even voted against abortion rights. Rather than corruption, I think he’s just semi-conservative, he even voted with Trump around 50% of the time during his first term. That is not typical for a democrat, it’s quite unusual actually.