Eric Adams blames ‘woke’ Democrats for exodus of Latinos, Asians from partyBy Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding
February 8, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday blamed “woke” fellow Democrats for fracturing their party and distracting it from the issues that matter to most Americans — just hours after Arkansas’s Republican governor accused President Biden of surrendering to the “woke mob.”
During an appearance on the liberal MSNBC cable news channel, Adams agreed when “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough asked if there’s “a disconnect between working-class voters, who should be aligned with Democrats economically, and party leaders.”
“There was. And you look at the numbers: There’s a hemorrhaging of our Latino community, our AAPI [Asian American and Pacific Islander] communities, that’s leaving the traditional Democratic base,” Adams said.
The mayor said the exodus began “because we’ve allowed the loudest and those who consider themselves to be ‘woke'” to set the Democratic agenda.
“Some of us never went to sleep and we hear and speak directly to people,” he said. “And I think the party is now understanding that we have to speak at those issues that are important: Jobs, public safety, educating our children, good health care — just these common, kitchen-table issues that we move away from.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/02/08/eric-adams-blames-woke-dems-for-latinos-asians-exodus/
