“The underlying theme here is power. Democrats like Harris, or even Walz, can nibble away at the edges of populism, but not while simultaneously building an economic vision around the wishes of wealthy Wall Street advisors, as Harris reportedly did.”

#Election2024 #Politics #USPolitics #Progressivism #EconomicPopulism #WorkingClassElectionImpact #ProgressivePopulism #ElectionsMatter #WorkingClassSupport

https://progressive.org/latest/populism-gone-wrong-lahm-20241106/

Hmmm, I wonder if there’s a lesson here for Democrats. 🤔

“Though the results for workers are a mixed bag, it’s clear that Americans care deeply about the economy and their material conditions and that populist proposals that better people’s working lives can win, even in red states.”

#Politics #USPolitics #Election2024 #Economics #WorkingClassSupport #ProgressivePolitics #ServeThePeople

From: @newrepublic
https://www.threads.net/@newrepublic/post/DCCsRAaoReg