{"id":2366812,"date":"2024-11-10T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-must-move-away-from-woke-agenda-to-gain-working-class-sanders-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T11:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T16:21:21","slug":"democrats-must-move-away-from-woke-agenda-to-gain-working-class-sanders-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-must-move-away-from-woke-agenda-to-gain-working-class-sanders-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats must move away from \u2018woke\u2019 agenda to gain working class: Sanders &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-must-move-away-from-woke-agenda-to-gain-working-class-sanders-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Bernie Sanders\u200b (I-VT) has \u2062emphasized the need for the Democratic Party to refocus its agenda towards supporting the working class, particularly after President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s recent victory. In a CNN interview on \u200c&#8221;State of the Union,&#8221; Sanders \u200bcriticized the Democratic Party for what he calls an overemphasis on a &#8220;woke \u2062agenda,&#8221; which some voters\u2062 believe has alienated working-class individuals. He stated the need for an agenda that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">counters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">powerful special interests<\/a><\/a> and\u2064 promotes an economy that serves the majority \u200cof\u2062 people, \u2063who are increasingly \u2064struggling while wealth continues to concentrate\u2064 at the\u200b top.<\/p>\n<p>During the\u2062 discussion, CNN&#8217;s Dana Bash highlighted \u2064social and\u200d cultural\u2064 divides, noting that Trump&#8217;s rhetoric has successfully framed the Democrats&#8217; focus on social issues as \u2063a\u200b departure from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rooke-jd-vance-confronts-democrats-with-a-looming-existential-threat\/\" title=\"ROOKE: JD Vance confronts Democrats with a looming existential threat\">working-class interests<\/a>. Sanders acknowledged that while the party should maintain its advocacy for women&#8217;s, LGBTQ+,\u200d and\u2063 civil rights, \u200dit\u200c must also clearly convey its commitment to addressing \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-pressed-on-ev-stance-as-he-hits-biden-for-trying-to-control-our-behavior\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis questioned about EV stance while criticizing Biden&#039;s attempt to &#039;dictate our actions&#039;.\">economic \u200dchallenges faced<\/a> by the working class.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats must move away from &lsquo;woke&rsquo; agenda to gain back working class: Sanders<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/bernie-sanders-says-no-great-surprise-that-working-class-has-abandoned-democrats\/\" title=\"\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) said Sunday that Democrats must stress that they stand with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3178469\/bernie-sanders-michigan-auto-workers-trump\/\" title=\"\">working class<\/a> as some voters claim the party has instead embraced a &ldquo;woke agenda.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election, winning<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3225139\/trump-wins-arizona-completing-sweep-of-the-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> all seven swing states<\/a>. The defeat has raised many questions about the Democrats&rsquo; approach this election season. Vermont senator Sanders, who was easily reelected, has accused the party of abandoning the working class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220757\/what-happens-donald-trump-president-elect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT TRUMP IS PRESIDENT-ELECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need an agenda that says to the working class, we&rsquo;re going to take on these powerful special interests and create an economy and a government that works for you,&rdquo; Sanders said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &mdash; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden&rsquo;s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, CNN reporter Dana Bash noted that there are some social and cultural divides where people have claimed the Democrat party has embraced a &ldquo;woke agenda.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3113298\/biden-administration-congress-and-unions-try-to-trump-proof-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS, AND UNIONS TRY TO &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOF SCIENCE&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanders said, &ldquo;Trump has done a good job in claiming that Democrats do nothing more than the woke agenda.&rdquo; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Democrats should be proud of standing up for women&rsquo;s rights and abortion rights and gay rights and civil rights. But the emphasis got to be &hellip; to make it clear that we are prepared to stand with the vast majority of the people, many of whom are falling further and further behind, while the people on top [are] phenomenally wealthy,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Sanders <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BernieSanders\/status\/1854271157135941698\" title=\"\">released a statement<\/a> stating that the Democrats have &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-can-adjust-for-2026-elections-and-2028-presidential-race\/\" title=\"How Democrats can adjust for 2026 elections and 2028 presidential race\">abandoned working class people<\/a>.&rdquo; Union leaders supported the Biden administration, and President Joe Biden called himself the most pro-labor President in American history.<\/p>\n<p>Harris struggled with voters who make under $100,000 compared to President Joe Biden. In 2020, he secured 56% of the vote among that group. Harris lost the group to Trump, 50% to 46%. This is one in a long list of subgroups of working-class voters who swung toward the Republican ticket this time around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrat lawmakers like Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have pushed back against Sanders&rsquo;s beliefs that the Democrats have lost the working class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi told the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/09\/magazine\/nancy-pelosi-election-interview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> <em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>  earlier this week, &ldquo;I have a great deal of respect for him, for what he stands for, but I don&rsquo;t respect him saying that the Democratic Party has abandoned the working-class families. 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