Democrats Search For Answers
Description
Democrats, devastated by their sweeping losses in the election, are starting to sift through the wreckage of their defeat.
Political leaders from all corners of the Democratic coalition are pointing fingers, arguing over the party’s direction and wrestling with what it stands for.
Reid J. Epstein, who covers politics for The Times, discusses the reckoning inside the Democratic Party, and where it goes from here.
Guest: Reid J. Epstein, a reporter covering politics for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- In interviews, lawmakers and strategists tried to explain Kamala Harris’s defeat, pointing to misinformation, the Gaza war, a toxic Democratic brand and the party’s approach to transgender issues.
- Nancy Pelosi, the influential former House speaker, lamented Biden’s late exit and the lack of an “open primary.”
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You guys still don't get it. Talking down to the average voter who isn't necessarily college educated; showing zero respect for black and Latino voters by trying to shame them into voting Democratic; assuming that women would vote on one issue only (abortion); calling Trump a fascist and Hitler only made her woke left supporters happy; not showing strong support for Israel; pandering to the off-the-wall crazies in the far left; etc, etc.