Psaki: Dems Are Lost in the Wilderness with No Clear Leader
Nov 18, 2024 19:21:11 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Nov 18, 2024 19:21:11 GMT -5
Psaki: Democrats Are Lost in the ‘Wilderness’ with ‘No Clear Leader’ After Trump’s Victory
Frank Bergman
November 18, 2024 - 10:13 am
President Joe Biden’s former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has warned that Democrats are currently lost in the “wilderness” with “no clear leader.”
Psaki, now an MSNBC anchor, revealed that the Democratic Party has become deeply fractured in the wake of President Donald Trump’s historic defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
In a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Psaki was asked how Democrats can regain their footing and begin to “chart their path forward.”
It comes after the Democrats lost the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives when Trump and Republicans secured the trifecta.
“Look, I think Democrats are in the wilderness, as you just said before, there is no clear leader of the party,” she said.
“Joe Biden is going to be out of office shortly.
“Kamala Harris just lost the election.
“There are a lot of governors and other people who might emerge maybe that we don’t know about yet, but there is no clear leader of the party right now.”
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Psaki: Democrats Are Lost in the 'Wilderness' with 'No Clear Leader' After Trump's Victory
The former White House press secretary said Harris’s loss offers an opportunity for emerging Democrat leaders to “seize the mantle.”
Psaki said the Democrats need someone to step up and take charge of a party still reeling from a series of devastating election defeats.
“That, to me is an opportunity because people have to decide,” she said.
“Nobody’s given it, right,” Psaki continued.
“You seize the mantle, or you don’t.
“Are you going to be the person who decides who’s the right person to stand up against Trump?
“Or are you going to be the person who brings the country together?
“Are you going to be the person who talks about the economy and in ways that people understand?
“There are lots of ways to do it,” she said.
“I don’t know who’s going to emerge, but that’s the moment we’re in right now.”
Democrats continue to point fingers and play the blame game in their post-election analysis of why Harris lost.
In a recent appearance on MSNBC, Psaki blamed the party for over-relying on “never-Trump” Republicans.
She argues that the Harris campaign should’ve made more of an effort to reach disaffected Democrat voters.
Psaki also blamed Democrats for a “huge misread” on how important the abortion issue was to millions of Americans in the country who ended up voting for Trump.
She urged her party to be “sober about” the reality that many voters who traditionally supported Democrats didn’t turn out to support Harris on Election Day.
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Frank Bergman
November 18, 2024 - 10:13 am
President Joe Biden’s former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has warned that Democrats are currently lost in the “wilderness” with “no clear leader.”
Psaki, now an MSNBC anchor, revealed that the Democratic Party has become deeply fractured in the wake of President Donald Trump’s historic defeat of Kamala Harris in the presidential election.
In a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Psaki was asked how Democrats can regain their footing and begin to “chart their path forward.”
It comes after the Democrats lost the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives when Trump and Republicans secured the trifecta.
“Look, I think Democrats are in the wilderness, as you just said before, there is no clear leader of the party,” she said.
“Joe Biden is going to be out of office shortly.
“Kamala Harris just lost the election.
“There are a lot of governors and other people who might emerge maybe that we don’t know about yet, but there is no clear leader of the party right now.”
WATCH:
Psaki: Democrats Are Lost in the 'Wilderness' with 'No Clear Leader' After Trump's Victory
The former White House press secretary said Harris’s loss offers an opportunity for emerging Democrat leaders to “seize the mantle.”
Psaki said the Democrats need someone to step up and take charge of a party still reeling from a series of devastating election defeats.
“That, to me is an opportunity because people have to decide,” she said.
“Nobody’s given it, right,” Psaki continued.
“You seize the mantle, or you don’t.
“Are you going to be the person who decides who’s the right person to stand up against Trump?
“Or are you going to be the person who brings the country together?
“Are you going to be the person who talks about the economy and in ways that people understand?
“There are lots of ways to do it,” she said.
“I don’t know who’s going to emerge, but that’s the moment we’re in right now.”
Democrats continue to point fingers and play the blame game in their post-election analysis of why Harris lost.
In a recent appearance on MSNBC, Psaki blamed the party for over-relying on “never-Trump” Republicans.
She argues that the Harris campaign should’ve made more of an effort to reach disaffected Democrat voters.
Psaki also blamed Democrats for a “huge misread” on how important the abortion issue was to millions of Americans in the country who ended up voting for Trump.
She urged her party to be “sober about” the reality that many voters who traditionally supported Democrats didn’t turn out to support Harris on Election Day.
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