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Young Democrats vs. the Gerontocracy

2025/6/16
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Greg Casar: 我认为民主党需要重新赢得工人阶级的信任，并直接关注他们的日常生活和经济问题。我们应该勇敢地对抗那些剥削工人的人，而不是回避争议。我们需要清晰地指出是谁在抬高房价，是谁在阻碍经济发展，以此来对抗共和党的文化战争。如果我们不这样做，选民会认为我们是现状的捍卫者，而现状正在伤害他们。我主张采取更具对抗性的姿态，清晰地表达我们的立场，以此赢得选民的支持。 Sarah McBride: 我认为民主党必须重新成为工人阶级的政党，并优先考虑他们的需求。选民们认为我们不再关注他们的经济问题，而是过于关注社会议题。我们需要提出大胆的经济政策，例如提高最低工资和提供带薪家庭医疗假。同时，我们必须欢迎不完美的盟友，并在社会议题上保持开放的对话，而不是强迫人们接受我们的观点。我认为我们需要在行动上和策略上都优先考虑工人阶级。 Amanda Litman: 我认为民主党需要拥抱新的领导者，他们能够在现代媒体环境中更有效地沟通和战斗。我们失去了与选民建立联系的能力，特别是在地方层面。我们需要能够突破信息噪音，以真实和引人注目的方式传递信息。我们需要更多像Greg和Sarah这样的人，他们能够在社区中扎根，并讲述能够引起共鸣的故事。同时，我们需要放弃那些不再有效的旧策略，并鼓励竞争性的初选，以选出最优秀的候选人。

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This chapter explores the reasons behind the Democratic Party's loss of working-class voters and discusses potential strategies to regain their support. The panelists emphasize the need for bold economic policies, authentic messengers, and a focus on everyday issues.
  • Democrats need to reclaim their image as the party of the working class.
  • The party needs to focus on economic policies that directly address the daily lives of working people.
  • Authentic messengers who can connect with voters on a personal level are crucial.

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“Democrats in disarray” is more than just a trope — after last year’s disastrous elections, the Dems are openly fretting about how to pull the party out of its crisis. Kara speaks to a panel of millennial leaders about how to rejuvenate the party; what role the generational divide plays in policy and agenda setting; and what Democrats need to do to win back younger voters (and older ones, too).

Rep. Greg Casar) (D-TX) was first elected to Congress in 2022. He is the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and he’s currently part of the “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

Amanda Litman is a co-founder of Run for Something), an organization that helps young, diverse progressives run for down-ballot races. Since its founding in 2017, Run for Something has helped elect nearly 1,500 candidates in 49 states and the District of Columbia – including more than 250 candidates in 2024, 18 of whom flipped their seats from red to blue. Litman’s new book, “When We’re in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership”) was just published.

Rep.__ Sarah McBride__) (D-DE) was elected to the House last year, and she is the first openly transgender elected member of Congress. She is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, a former Delaware State Senator, and a Run For Something alum. Her campaign and first few months in office (which included being banned from using the women’s bathroom in the Capitol) is the subject of a new documentary “State of Firsts),” which just played at the Tribeca Film Festival and DC/DOX.

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