We lost. But all is not lost. We can win in the next two critical national elections. How? What is next? We must improve our connection to and our communications with the middle class and blue-collar voters. We need to articulate, advocate and fight for new policies and change in government to protect the American Dream for all citizens. We must address the rapidly rising inequality in wealth, in our economy and in capitalism. We need to show average Americans that government is not rigged against them and only accessible mostly to wealthy donors. We need to restore trust in democracy by proving that efficient government programs can directly help them. We must be aggressive and tenacious once again, in the tradition of historic and inspirational leaders like Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by advocating for radical change in housing, education, health and labor rights.
We lost the presidential race and the Senate and failed to win back the House last year because we have been consistently losing white, Black, Hispanic and Asian middle-class voters over the past 25 years. This is an open wound which is bleeding profusely and if not addressed, could be the death of the patient. The loss in 2024 was not simply about Joe Biden's late departure from the Democratic field. We had an opportunity during the primary campaign (when we ignored Rep. Dean Phillips' warnings) to voice our concerns about Biden’s age or to remind him that we voted for him in 2020 to defeat Donald Trump and serve one term.
