Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Third Way Founders Jon Cowen & Jim Kessler tell us: Economic Populism is a Dead End for Democrats [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)But they couldn't fulfill all their goals, Privatizing SS eg, and then investing it in their gambling casino, so long as there was a party of the Working Class. So they had to take over at least half that party to achieve their goals.
And it worked, for them and their buddies. For the first time in its history, Democrats, not Republicans, but Democrats PUT SS ON THE TABLE, falsely tying it to the Deficit!
They realized after Bush tried to mess with SS that a Republican couldn't do it because the Left would go wild, which we did.
But, if a Democrat did it? And they were right. I have people on Dem forums try to 'explain' it.
When there is no explanation. But at least we know the deal now, who these people are who hate the working class and their 'retarded ideas'.
What to do about it is the problem. They have gained a very strong foothold in the Dem Party.
But they ARE scared of Elizabeth Warren and of the fact that voters are no longer buying their BS.
That is why they wrote this article.