Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis

[JackLuis]

Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis

The Democratic Party in Crisis

Introduction

Executive Summary

Corporate Power and the Party

Race and the Party

Young People and the Party

Voter Participation and the Party

Social Movements and the Party

War and the Party

Democracy and the Party

The Party and The Future

FULL TEXT OF Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis (pdf)


Introduction


After a train wreck, investigators scrutinize the causes. A rigorous inquiry — not content to merely point fingers at external forces — takes an unflinching look at what occurred. Bringing to light the preventable problems is central to making significant improvements for the future. With such an approach, we can and must learn from electoral tragedy by evaluating the policies, actions and priorities of the Democratic Party.

In the wake of the November 2016 election, the Democratic National Committee chose not to do a public “autopsy.” Overall, the party’s national leadership has shown scant interest in addressing many of the key factors that led to electoral disaster. Instead, the main emphasis has been on matters that the Democratic Party and its presidential nominee had little or no control over — an approach that largely obscures the party’s role in its own defeat.

Rather than addressing topics beyond the control of the Democratic Party (whether FBI Director Comey, Russia, misogyny of some voters, etc.), this Autopsy focuses on some key factors that have been significantly under the party’s control. While in no way attempting or claiming to be comprehensive, this report focuses on some of our party’s most crucial flaws, fissures and opportunities.

During the 2016 general election, the party experienced a falloff of voter turnout and support among people of color, the young and the working class. Much of our report concentrates on assessing the Democratic Party’s approach to those demographic groups.

This independent report aims to serve as a nationwide discussion paper and stimulus for transformational action. The goal is clarity for the challenges ahead to end Republican rule and gain lasting momentum for progressive change.

Interesting non-establishment review of Demon-crats swirling down the drain with HRC leading the way.

 

[RedShambhala]

During the 2016 general election, the party experienced a falloff of voter turnout and support among people of color, the young and the working class. Much of our report concentrates on assessing the Democratic Party’s approach to those demographic groups.

This changed in Alabama, though. The main reason why Republicans lost Alabama is because this gap in voter turnout had changed.

Trump's platform had a social populist element in it; his platform was clearly not that of a run-of-the-mill Republican. As a result, voter turnout was larger than usual and many of the poor white people who stayed at home when Romney and McCain ran, came out and handed Trump the victory.

But Trump has been pretty much neutered and defeated now: bombs on Syria, sanctions against Russia, no wall for the US but cocksucking the Israeli right, tax cuts for the elites and so on, and alt-reich/alt-lite not concerned about social but mainly about racial issues and so on, these people are increasingly staying at home again and Alabama(!) turned blue.

I still suspect that Trump will win get a second term, since Democrats, by then, will have finally turned into an anti-white open border party (btw, if only white women had voted in Alabama, the GOP would have won. If only white women had voted last year, Trump would have won - and Romeny, and McCain. And YOUNG white women are FAR more likely to have voted for Trump: https://imgur.com/a/48YSA )

But after Trump's second term, GOP is probably finished. Demographically, the clock is ticking since non-whites are already the majority among high-school-aged Americans, and poor white folks are increasingly unwilling to get out and vote for Republicans.

Given that half of the US seems to want to start World War 3 by attacking Russia and Dark Lord Putin's sexist hacker horders, while the other half of the US seems to want to start World War 3 by attacking China and Iran, I guess the rest of humanity has to hope that Americans turn against each other to SUCH a degree that they will be unable to start a war because they're fighting against each other...

 

[Dinosaur1]

Does this mean the Resistance is thriving?