Progressive fault lines emerge after Harris’s loss

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Posted on 11/16/2024 8:38:19 AM PST by Libloather

Progressives are at odds with one another over how to hone their message to voters after losing the White House again to President-elect Trump.

There’s little disagreement that things need to change. Democrats’ most recent electoral strategy has been rendered ineffective, delivering Trump back to Washington with his party’s full control of Congress.

But there’s no consensus about what the left should do next.

One camp says the future is with economic populists, a group that puts financially disadvantaged voters of all demographics at the forefront. They believe that if Democrats prioritize class struggles over culture wars on the national stage, they will alienate fewer people and have a shot at winning again.

The other group of progressives sees room for several top-tier priorities, with shifting orders of importance. They believe their wing can emphasize all aspects of identity politics, while also standing up for democracy, the rule of law and a brighter economic future all at once.

“The idea of economic populism being the actual patriotic lane is really good,” said Pete D’Alessandro, a former senior campaign aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from Iowa.

The distinction, some argue, is very subtle. The progressive wing is in agreement that class and identity are intersectional and there’s a deep belief that no group should be sacrificed at the expense of another.

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1 posted on 11/16/2024 8:38:19 AM PST by Libloather

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