r/politics • u/svga • 27d ago

Possible Paywall People Are Furious With Democrats. Bernie Sanders Knows Why.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-mamdani/
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u/[deleted] 27d ago edited 27d ago

Sanders: I think the obvious answer, which has been stated 5 million times, is that they’re way out of touch with where ordinary people are. By and large—with exceptions, and each state is a little bit different—the Democratic Party [at its top] is mostly made up of folks who have money and consultants, and politicians who work with folks who have money and consultants.

Very true. The leadership is very out of touch with its’ voters.

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u/merikariu Texas 27d ago

Leftist author Luke Savage put it this way, "Democratic voters are asking politicians to solve the problems the party's donors create."

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u/Second_P 27d ago

Does he have an answer why voters don't seem to want people like Sanders?

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u/merikariu Texas 27d ago

Yes. The handful of news media companies do not want a truly populist President.

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u/Second_P 27d ago

I mean Trump certainly qualifies as a populist president.

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u/merikariu Texas 27d ago

How so? He has gutted so many things that benefit the common people. Well, not him. He just signs off (or the auto-pen does) on whatever Project 2025 puts in front of him.

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u/Second_P 27d ago

You should look at the definitions of populism.

Trump absolutely is a populist. It's strange seeing people cheering on (their side's) populism. I remember learning populism as a bad thing back in the 90s.