Bernie
Sanders blasts Democratic Party following Harris loss
“It should
come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working
class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders
said.
Anthony
Adragna
11/06/2024,
4:36pm ETUpdated: 11/06/2024, 6:11pm ET
Sen. Bernie
Sanders said “it should come as no great surprise” that working people
abandoned Kamala Harris for Donald Trump in the 2024 election and vowed “some
very serious political discussions” in the weeks ahead.
“It should
come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working
class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” the Vermont
independent said in a statement Wednesday. “First, it was the white working
class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well. While the Democratic
leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want
change. And they’re right.”
Sanders, who
just won reelection to another Senate term in Vermont, didn’t sound optimistic
the party brass would heed his calls though. “Will the big money interests and
well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons
from this disastrous campaign?” Sanders asked.
“Will they
understand the pain and political alienation that tens of millions of Americans
are experiencing? Do they have any ideas as to how we can take on the
increasingly powerful Oligarchy which has so much economic and political power?
Probably not.”
Sanders
ended his statement with "Stay tuned,” a sign of future action as
Democrats seek a path forward after losing the Senate majority and struggling
to grasp control of the House. The progressive lost Democratic presidential
primaries in both 2016 and 2020.
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