Centrist Democrats lambasted their far-left colleagues after Election Day, arguing that their emphasis on “identity politics” and other issues had led to major victories for Republicans.
Congressman Ritchie Torres (New York) claimed that President-elect Trump “has no greater friends than the far left.” Like-minded Democrats say racial politics, anti-police rhetoric and gender hysteria are alienating millions of voters.
“We have more to lose politically than to gain by pandering to the far left, which is represented more by Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than the real world,” Torres wrote in X. “The working class isn’t buying it” ivory tower nonsense peddled by the far left. ”
James Carville, a longtime Democratic strategist, was more blunt in a Sunday interview with the New York Times, calling “defund the police” “the three stupidest words in the English language.” I called it.
“You couldn’t wash away that stench,” he said.
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Torres was one of several Democrats in both houses of Congress to criticize the party's “nonsense.” “Identity politics is completely killing us,” one centrist House Democrat complained to Axios on Monday.
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut argued Sunday that Democrats are “oblivious to the crisis of meaning and purpose fueling MAGA.”
“We don't listen enough and tell people what's good for them. And when progressives like Bernie actively go after elites who oppress people, are shunned as dangerous populists. Perhaps because true economic populism is bad for our sense of euphoria,” Murphy wrote.
But not all Democrats are ready to make changes. When Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., left his party last week for condemning biological males who play in women's sports, he faced an avalanche of hate.
Representative Ritchie Torres of New York has accused Democrats of being too radical. (Noam Garay/Getty Images)
“Democrats are far too focused on trying not to offend anyone, rather than being brutally honest about the challenges facing many Americans,” Moulton said in a New York Times report. I'm spending too much time.” “I have two little girls. I don't want them to get run over by a man, or a former male athlete, on the field, but as a Democrat I should be scared to say that.”
The comments led to calls for Moulton to resign, and at least one staff member resigned in protest.
Massachusetts Rep. Manny Cruz suggested Moulton's stance was a “betrayal” in a post about X.
“Congressman Moulton, your pledge back then was to protect the LGBTQ community and stand up for their rights and compassion. Now, our congressman, on a political whim, is failing transgender youth in sports. You betrayed the words you signed last year by uniting the power of the People's Democratic Party and its leaders to win the presidential election and fight against bigotry, discrimination, bullying and harassment in all its forms. , we stand with Nagley and all of our community.”
Salem City Councilman Kyle Davis, also a Democrat, called for Moulton to resign.
“I'm not looking for an apology from the other person.” [Moulton]I am looking to resign,” Davis wrote in a post about X.
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., faced backlash from Democrats after criticizing biological males participating in women's sports. (Getty Images)
Moulton refused to apologize, instead emphatic in a statement late last week.
“As always, I will fight for the rights and safety of all our citizens. These two ideas are not mutually exclusive and we may even disagree. “There are a lot of people screaming from the far left,” he said, “that I believe have failed the implicit Democratic purity test.”
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“We didn’t lose the 2024 election because of transgender people or transgender issues. We lost because we were ashamed of too many opinions held by too many voters. One of the reasons is that I neglected it. Let's have a discussion now and decide on a new policy.''Since our existing strategy has failed, we need to change our party's strategy and then unite in America. “I oppose Trump's policies that endanger our values.”
FOX News' Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
