The Democrats’ Class Trip to Nowhere

On Wednesday, there was a lot that felt down and the disorientation, which noted the latest efforts of the Center for the American Progress Action Fund to count on the agile issue of the Democratic Party’s future. To begin with, let’s look at the title of the forum: “presenting the voters of the working class”. Frasis here suggests that the agenda of the class before the Democrats is a pretty simple issue of improving services for the already acquired constituency if the party is actually conducting the hemorrhage of supporters of the working class to an alarming degree. (Taking a “submission” in a more scientific context, the title also led to memories a parallel set of tract classes from the Academy of Cultural Studies: Routled or Reuther-Way, Democrats?)

And, as is often the case in DC, setting up for this blue collar was more than a little picky: the center of the American Progress (CAP) is a gorgeous Central Analytical Center, which regularly Hours more than $ 40 millionAnd occupies a shiny glass tower in the center of the permanent current. When the session began in the multi -storey meeting zone in the afternoon, the working class voters were clearly insufficient; Instead, the modest crowd consisted mainly of reasonable, which turned out to be members of the Lanyard DC class.

The fact is that the extremely urgent issue of loss of Democrats and authority was attracted, but also talked about the hemisphere stream of knowledge. All three stories of space for meeting restriction was filled a few months ago With people seeking to see the billionaire governor of Illinois JB Pritzker listening to a person who talks to people before the expected presidential mileage of 2028. Here, on the contrary, the clutch may have been observed by 30 participants the recorded introduction of the Nepanden Action Fund, which took the Passer, but had a conflict for planning for this discussion. As it happened, the meeting was scheduled against much better, which was present, which caused vivid testimony about the problems facing the success of the Democrats among the fans of the working class: The Greetself-proclaimed “The largest public assembly of the Central Democrats”, convened several quarters from the CAP headquarters; Any chatter boulevard, which monitoring both events would have no doubt where the energy and resources of the party live.

But CAP officer David Madland plunged into this case, moderating discussion with Texas representative Greg Kasar, chairman of the democratic progressive coacus, and his colleague Illinois Niki Budinski, Vice -Vice -Chair of the Centrist New Democratic Coalition. The participants of the discussion were widely agreed that the Democrats were in serious trouble in abolishing the migration of the working class from the party: the Cassar called it an “existential issue for our party, and an existential issue for our country.

But as it was in the case of parties of the party Makeup about business in the 1990savenues for candidates who can run to workers Big Tickets donors finance CAPOf course, from the regressive world trade agreements that helped to fueled on the rise of the brand’s fake-populism Donald Trump. The gloomy screening of the Democrats among the voters of the working class in the last presidential cycle was in a small part of Kamal’s inert economic program; Successor ‘the highest president who was the most Crypto -Sector While the signaling for the party donors that she would Be prepared to quit Biden’s most socio-democratic appointment, FTC Chairman Lina Khan.

However, these inconvenient issues of party infrastructure did not arise in CAP. Instead, the Cassar and Budinsky supported the electoral approaches, emphasizing class solidarity over identity policy. Cassar described the exchange he had with the organizer of the union in Nevada about the intended preference for the Democrats for LGBTQ+ issues over the basic kitchen tables; The organizer explained that he was going to support Trump, despite many years of support for the Democrats because he believed that the GOP candidate would make more work safety. At this point, the cassar said: “I had a strong meaning that we lost the election.” Budinski also claimed that “we need to get away from this identity policy” and quoted Trump Cany Cynical’s television place, believing that Harris persecuted Trans -interests to exclude the class as a similar fracture in the race.

Madland pressed both participants in the discussion as a policy that could fit the first policy, and the answers here were concentrated mainly on side measures. Instead of, say, an apology of a student loan or Medicare for all, Budinsky emphasized the efforts to reform the market powers for the payment of pharmaceutical aid, the application for the intensive care program of the available COVID era for the speed internet and the tax loan on the child. The Cosar, in accordance with its progressive role, sailed several more universal offers, such as affordable care for children and housing, and rightly called on the party’s policy for an overly “picky” approach to solving stubborn inequality. Both approved the law on a profession – a bill to accelerate the team in the workplace, ready to go anywhere for the 119th Congress.

Kasar’s criticism of the party’s resistance to the political class alone – the conflict was particularly strong. He advised self-resorting about the recent run-up party and victory out of the year, as these competitions are disproportionately counting on high-information and final voters who have already loaded the Democrats. “We have to work as hell to win intermediate terms,” ​​he said, “otherwise we will look at eight years JD Vance, Tucker Carlson, Josh Houley or anyone. The Cassarus claimed that the key to the courtship of the same low sensitivity and low information constituency, which helped waving the 2024 elections, “to take disputes, choose the villain and choose a fight”. He referred to the recent confrontation he provoked by the Committee’s Education Committee Linda McMahon, which, like many Trump officials, is a billionaire, for the filling she will receive at the GOP A bill on catastrophic expenses and immigration. The Cassar also talked about the Democrats’ decision – one, which was accompanied by a large number of tactical growth – to target Last election of the Supreme Court. In a raw political plan, “we are more at risk,” said Cassar; Democrats “must be prepared to choose fights and Wailen … And we, calling Elon Musk, showed that it works.”

These were loud and well -attracted tips; However, it was impossible to avoid the thought of much more contact with the Centrist Pu-Ba, in several quarters. There, Josh Barro, he participated in much more familiar class politicians of democratic policy. In an interview with Richie Torres, the barroio appealed to the Soroves Agenda “Wealth”, which acquires currency among party leaders. “When I look at the policy in New York standing in the way of wealth,” The baro is pronounced“Very often, if you look under the hood, you will eventually find the union at the end, it’s a driver.” (Horror!) Meanwhile, a group of participants of the rally against Gaza Israel’s genocide interrupted the Torres session; They were carried out to the celebration and the categories from visitors. And Wealth Co -author Derek Thompson, with Atlanticwas part of the panel that Ritually ridiculed a recent poll of progress of demand This has shown that such voters of the working class, which the Cassar and Budninks want to return back to mainly support the economic agenda over the de -de -richness of the riches. In other words, to restore their status of reliable and effective supporters of the working class, the Democrats will have to face the uncomfortable truth that more than a few powerful scoundrels call for further oligarchic hauks Inside the house.