The day after Kamala Harris' defeat, Bernie Sanders is crushing the Democratic Party. Re-elected for a fourth term in the state of Vermont, the senator did not go there with tweezers to criticize his own party. In a statement, he stressed that Democratic leadership must “have serious policy discussions” about increasing support from Latino and black workers for Republican candidates.
The loss of the Senate, to the benefit of the Republicans, ulcerates the Democrat, classified on the left of the party. According to him, “a Democratic party that has abandoned the working class” should not be surprised that “the working class has abandoned them in return.” “. He also added that “the American people are angry and demanding change,” denouncing inaction on issues like wealth inequality, deteriorating living standards and high drug prices.
Drawing the “real lessons from this disastrous campaign”
He believes that “Democratic leaders are defending the status quo” while “60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck” and the United States has “more income and wealth inequality than ever.” Bernie Sanders is also outraged that “despite the frank opposition of a majority of Americans, [le gouvernement] continues to spend billions to finance extremist Benjamin Netanyahu's war against the Palestinians.
“Will the big financial interests and highly paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn real lessons from this disastrous campaign? “, he asks before concluding: “In the weeks and months to come, those of us who care about popular democracy and economic justice must have very serious political discussions. »
