The Hill -Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) is urging the Democratic Party's eventual 2020 presidential nominee to reach out to all Americans and build a broad coalition instead of choosing to either speak to workers or progressives.
In an interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Brown warned that such a choice between working-class voters and progressive activists was a trap that spelled defeat for the party.
"To win Ohio, to win the industrial midwest, the heartland, and the
Electoral College you've got to speak to the progressive base, to be
sure, as I have my whole career, but you've got to talk to workers and
live where they live."
2 comments:
Brown, who represented my mother in the U.S. House, could be a winner...with principles.
With the Democrats appearing to be more interested in winning rather than standing on principle, Brown would be a departure from the recent bunch who do not inspire. Mom voted against Brown in his recent senate re-election campaign. Her explanation was Connie Schultz, whose opinion pieces do not square with Mom's curious politics.
One problem with this strategy is that it appears to leave out climate change. Unless we are right with climate change, and understand how the economy is going to shrink, we can not tell the truth about the economy. Or anything else.
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