"Donald Trump won the Rust Belt by stoking the economic and social anxiety that so many people feel in their lives. People are fed up with bad wages, too much debt, and child care costs through the roof. They are tired of watching their jobs disappear because of bad trade deals. They know that something is wrong when a corporation can break laws and destroy livelihoods and get away with it.
And Donald Trump spoke to
that. Some of his TV ads could have been run by Bernie Sanders --
bashing the 'political establishment' that 'brought about the
destruction of our factories and jobs.'
"Democrats must follow the
lead of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, going beyond issue
positions and offering a systemic critique of the rigged economy.
Democrats must start fighting for working families with an authentic
understanding of how we got here -- and a willingness to take on Wall
Street and corporate donors to get us out.
"It's time for new
leadership of the Democratic Party -- younger, more diverse, and more
ideological -- that is hungry to do things differently, like leading a
movement instead of dragging people to the polls. Democrats will lose,
over and over, until they have a willingness to take on corporate power
in a very real and authentic way."
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