'Got to start calling it like it is': Dems leaders grapple with lack of 'coherent message'

02 February

As President Donald Trump and the Republican Party take full control of the US government trifecta, Democrats are struggling to unite behind a strategy to take on MAGA world.

According to a Sunday New York Times report, several Democratic "governors, members of the Senate and the House, state attorneys general, grass-roots leaders and D.N.C. members" shared their thoughts on the future of the party.

“We have no coherent message,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) told the Times.

"This guy is psychotic, and there’s so much, but everything that underlines it is white supremacy and hate. There needs to be a message that is clear on at least the underlying thing that comes with all of this."

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) emphasized that the party doesn't only have to take on Trump — but also his billionaire allies.

"We’re not just up against Donald Trump. We’re up against the richest billionaires in the country who control much of our communication apparatus," Garcia said. "We’ve got to start calling it like it is. And I think the American public and working-class people who make up a majority of this country will understand that."

The Times reports "on a private call" with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) "last week, a half-dozen Democratic governors pressed him to be more aggressive in opposing the entire Trump agenda — not just those issues on which the party thinks it can score strategic victories."

For now, Democrats over the weekend selected a new leader to steer the party in a new direction.

Per the Times, "the party chose a candidate, Ken Martin of Minnesota, who said he planned to conduct a post-election review largely focused on tactics and messaging."

The Times reports, "In private discussions, former President Barack Obama has compared this moment to early 2005, after Democrats had lost the White House and control of Congress, according to a person briefed on the conversations. Two years later, Democrats gained control of Congress. And two years after that, Mr. Obama became the country’s first Black president and re-energized the party."

Former Democratic Washington State Governor Jay Inslee said, “We’re going to have midterm elections quicker than you may know. And the last time we picked up all kinds of seats, and I’m looking forward to that again."

The Times' full report is available here (subscription required).

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