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Where Does This Leave Democrats?

2024/11/7
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Ezra Klein
一位深受欢迎的美国记者、政治分析师和《纽约时报》专栏作家，通过其《The Ezra Klein Show》podcast 探讨各种社会和政治问题。
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Ezra Klein：2024年美国总统大选结果表明，民主党面临严峻挑战。拜登政府的不受欢迎程度、哈里斯竞选策略的不足以及民主党未能有效回应选民不满等因素导致了这一结果。民主党需要反思其政治策略，重新审视其与选民的关系，并探索新的政治方向，才能在未来的选举中取得成功。民主党需要走出舒适区，与那些他们过去试图边缘化的人群进行沟通，了解他们的想法和需求，才能赢得更广泛的支持。 Ezra Klein还分析了2004年大选的教训，指出民主党试图通过迎合中间派来赢得选举的策略并不总是奏效，反而可能导致自身联盟的瓦解。他认为，奥巴马时代的民主党联盟已经结束，民主党需要构建新的政治策略，适应新的时代和新的选民需求。 Claire Gordon：她认为，民调对特朗普支持者的数量估计不足，高投票率并不一定对民主党有利。特朗普成功地动员了那些在中期选举和特别选举中不太活跃的选民。她还指出，特朗普的胜利既反映了普遍的反执政党情绪，也反映了共和党联盟的重组。哈里斯的竞选时间紧迫，这使得她难以建立一个有效的竞选策略。民主党未能有效地回应选民对拜登政府的不满，以及对经济和社会问题的担忧。民主党需要反思其施政方式，并尝试理解选民的不满。她认为，民主党需要倾听选民的声音，并根据选民的需求调整其政治策略。

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The Democratic Party's failure to address internal doubts and voter concerns about Biden's age and capabilities led to a late and ineffective campaign strategy.
  • Democrats suppressed internal dissent and ignored voter concerns about Biden's age.
  • A competitive primary process was suggested but not implemented, leading to a rushed campaign.
  • Biden's administration was perceived as lacking a clear story or leadership.

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The coalition the Democratic Party built in the Obama years has crumbled. But Democrats can choose how to respond.

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“Democrats Have a Better Option Than Biden)”

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This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by our supervising editor, Claire Gordon. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris, with Jack McCordick and Kristin Lin. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld, with additional mixing by Aman Sahota. The show’s production team also includes Annie Galvin, Rollin Hu and Elias Isquith. Original music by Pat McCusker. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser.

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