Joe Manchin lectures the Democratic Party: ‘Never leave your base’

[mystery-ak]

Joe Manchin lectures the Democratic Party: ‘Never leave your base’
By
Jenny Goldsberry
November 10, 2024 9:34 am
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Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) lamented the recent shift in his former Democratic Party that he says led to its 2024 loss.

Manchin reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping win in Tuesday’s election on One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Saturday. Trump won 312 of the electoral votes while his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris only outperformed her predecessor, President Joe Biden, in 58 counties among the over 3,100 counties nationwide.

“This is about basically the Democratic Party — the party that I was born and raised in — being fiscally responsible and socially compassionate,” Manchin said, explaining that the party used to be for the working class. “They forgot them. The party, over the years, they’ve moved from there spending more time and effort helping those who are able-bodied but don’t or won’t work.”

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3225191/manchin-lectures-democratic-party-leave-base/

[goatprairie]

Since Obama the message of the Dem Party to the middle-class and lower-class that if you don't believe in all of our woke policies, you're a horrible person.
That generally didn't go over very well with many millions of middle class people as the election proved. I think the focus on transgender weirdos hurt the Dems the most with many non-white voters.
In short, the Dem Party now thinks it knows everything and everybody has to toe the line on wokeness. Good luck with that.

[Kamaji]

Since Obama the message of the Dem Party to the middle-class and lower-class that if you don't believe in all of our woke policies, you're a horrible person.
That generally didn't go over very well with many millions of middle class people as the election proved. I think the focus on transgender weirdos hurt the Dems the most with many non-white voters.
In short, the Dem Party now thinks it knows everything and everybody has to toe the line on wokeness. Good luck with that.

[bilo]

Maybe the Pubs could learn from what he's saying.