Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) says President-elect Trump has become a “historic” political figure and “not a passing fad” who has created a movement that Democrats did not foresee. did.
“I don't know if Democrats would have won this year. We just have to accept that Donald Trump is not a fad,” Phillips said in an interview with The Washington Post. Published on Friday morning.
Regarding Trump's victory over Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election, he said, “He has become an important historical figure in American politics, and frankly, he has campaigned to get closer to most Democrats.'' “I built it,” he added.
When Phillips ran for the highest office in this year's election, he warned his party about the likely outcome, saying President Biden did not have the popularity to defeat Trump again. He said in an interview that Democrats could have chosen a better candidate for president in 2024 if they had held a “competitive” primary.
“Do I believe that if my party had heeded the call to promote and encourage competitive primaries, we would have probably identified a candidate who is well-positioned to win? Absolutely.” There's no question about it, 100 percent,” he told the Post.
The Minnesota Democrat, who ended her term in the Oval Office in early March, said Harris was in a difficult position as she only started campaigning in late July, but there is a larger gap between her and Harris. He said he would have fared better on the campaign trail if he had shown a contrast. the current president.
“[But Harris] 90 days to put together a campaign this wide, deep and expensive, even though he was still serving as vice president to a deeply disappointed president and felt an obligation to refrain from showing contempt or even separation. “I was in the unenviable position of being given the same award,” Phillips said. . “That's another reason why she lost. She didn't want to show that breakup.”
Phillips said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) “certainly would have been in a much better position to defeat Donald Trump.” .
House Democrats' comments come as some within the party point to who to blame for Harris' loss on Wednesday. Some, like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, say the party has abandoned the working class, while others, like Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York, say the party has abandoned the working class. Some say that the “far left” has a huge influence on the working class. Party performance will be reduced.
The Minnesota politician said the party could improve by improving the way it communicates its policies to voters.
“The only evidence we need is a piece of the ballot measure that was passed.” [on Tuesday]. Almost 60 percent of Floridians [voted] To protect women's reproductive rights despite overwhelmingly voting for Trump. missouri [voted to raise the] minimum wage. [So did] Alaska,” he said.
“These red states clearly support Democratic policies, but they voted for someone who opposes those policies. This tells me one thing: Our product is great, but , the packaging and distribution is terrible.”
