WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has issued a harsh critique of the Democratic Party following Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss to former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, labeled the party’s campaign approach as “disastrous,” attributing the loss to a perceived disconnect with working-class Americans.
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In his statement, Sanders remarked, “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.” Sanders, a progressive who ran for president in 2016 and 2020, has long been a vocal advocate for workers’ rights and economic justice.
“The Working Class Has Abandoned Them,” Sanders Warns
Reflecting on shifting voter demographics, Sanders observed, “First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.” He emphasized that many Americans are increasingly frustrated by economic instability and rising inequality, pointing to the lack of policies such as guaranteed paid family and medical leave as emblematic of the party’s oversight.
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Criticism of U.S. Military Spending
In his statement, Sanders also criticized the United States’ ongoing military aid to Israel, condemning the funding of what he described as the “extremist Netanyahu government’s all-out war against the Palestinian people.” Sanders added that this support has led to a humanitarian crisis, with widespread malnutrition and the risk of starvation affecting thousands of children.
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Doubts About the Democratic Party’s Future
Sanders, who was re-elected Tuesday to his fourth six-year term in the Senate, cast doubt on whether Democratic leadership would take meaningful steps to address voters’ concerns. “Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?” Sanders asked. “Do they have any ideas as to how we can take on the increasingly powerful oligarchy which has so much economic and political power? Probably not.”
As a call to action, Sanders suggested “very serious political discussions” are needed about the path forward, particularly among those who prioritize “grassroots democracy and economic justice.” He concluded his statement with, “Stay tuned.”
Harris Concedes, Vows to Continue Fighting
Vice President Harris officially conceded the election in a speech delivered Wednesday at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, D.C. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris said. “The fight for freedom, for opportunity, for fairness, and the dignity of all people — a fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation — the ideals that reflect America at our best.”
Harris’s concession came after Trump was projected to win crucial swing states including Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
