Sanders warns Biden: address working-class fears or risk losing to demogogue
Sanders warns Biden: address working-class fears or risk losing to demogogue
Sanders warns Biden: address working-class anxieties or risk losing election to demagogue
In an interview with the Guardian from his home base in Burlington, Vermont, Sanders urged the Democratic president to inject more urgency into his bid for re-election. He said that unless the president was more direct in recognising the many crises faced by working-class families his Republican rival would win.
“We’ve got to see the White House move more aggressively on healthcare, on housing, on tax reform, on the high cost of prescription drugs,” Sanders said. “If we can get the president to move in that direction, he will win; if not, he’s going to lose.”
The US senator from Vermont added that he was in contact with the White House pressing that point. “We hope to make clear to the president and his team that they are not going to win this election unless they come up with a progressive agenda that speaks to the needs of the working class of this country.”
Sanders’ warning comes at a critical time in American politics. On Monday, Republicans in Iowa will gather for caucuses that mark the official start of the 2024 presidential election.
Biden faces no serious challenger in the Democratic primaries. But concern is mounting over how he would fare against Trump given a likely rematch between them in November.
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To be fair, attention span is short. Anything the administration does too early before the election will be completely forgotten by November.
This is the problem, Biden is a historically pro-union president and people don't seem to recognize it. His appointments to the national labor board are responsible for the resurgence of unions were seeing.
Actions speak louder than words, Jack.
Here's a summary of the many actions Biden has taken that you appear ignorant of, from the IBEW:
https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/23Daily/2306/230620_IBEWandPaid
And you seem to be blind to notion that he's likely going cause our side to lose. We need someone livelier and more in touch than his orange opponent.
I'm fully aware of what Biden's stated "accomplishments" are. Just like Obama, he hasn't done enough. And now, he's propping up state sponsored genocide. So, no thanks unless I have no other choice.
You do have other choices, however they either aren't viable or they are worse.
You mean not paying child support for your children of extra-martial affairs & never paying taxes makes you a bad candidate now? Next you are going to tell me abusing & harassing your campaign staff is a bad thing.
Rare sane voice in the mass of users that shift with the whims of the GOP.
True!
Can't pass up an opportunity to blame progressives and leftists can you? It's not that Joe Biden is a procorporate piece of shit. No no, it's those young 40 year old kids with their tiktoks that are the problem.
Get real Boomer. Biden was a terrible candidate and anyone who voted for him in the 2020 primaries is a selfish piece of shit.
Didn't single out anyone. Attention spans are low across the spectrum.
I didn't vote for him in the 2020 primary. I'm all for election reform to move away from FPTP and the lesser-evil voting strategy it necessitates. But as it stands, voting is FPTP in this election, so I'm definitely going to vote for the proto-corporatist over the fascist, and I'm going to encourage actions that make the fascist staying out of power more likely.
Single out the selfish piece of shit boomers who voted for Joe Biden in the primaries.
Whatever you say bud. You can complain, or play the hand you're dealt. Can't do much about it not. If you disagree with what happened, get out ahead of primaries next time and promote the candidates you like. If more people vote for another candidate, that's just democracy.
Buddy, if you didn't vote for Biden in the primaries who did you vote for? And why aren't you willing to acknowledge there was no good reason to vote for Biden in the primaries?
I voted for Bernie, but alas he did not win the primary. More people voted for Biden, so he did. That's the hand we are dealt.
I'm only saying there's no benefit to complaining about it now. Biden is shitty, but Trump is shittier. So it goes.
So are you willing to call out the people who voted for Biden in the 2020 primaries for the selfish pieces of shit they are?
I don't make sweeping moralistic statements like that. It's neither productive nor particularly tactful. I'm sure many of them thought they were making the sensible decision for the generally, even though I disagree with that decision.
What do you hope to gain, other than stroking your own moralism?
I don’t make sweeping moralistic statements like that. It’s neither productive nor particularly tactful. I’m sure many of them thought they were making the sensible decision for the generally, even though I disagree with that decision.
Give me one good sensible argument justifying voting for Biden over everybody else in the primaries.
What do you hope to gain, other than stroking your own moralism?
Hopefully making you and everybody else who voted for that procorporate piece of shit in the primaries understand in no uncertain terms: If you elect procorporate trash in the DNC primaries they will lose in the general. Period.