{"id":2385064,"date":"2024-12-31T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-need-to-distance-themselves-from-geriatric-branding-tiana-lowe-doescher-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-31T13:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T18:15:34","slug":"democrats-need-to-distance-themselves-from-geriatric-branding-tiana-lowe-doescher-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-need-to-distance-themselves-from-geriatric-branding-tiana-lowe-doescher-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats need to distance themselves from \u2018geriatric\u2019 branding: Tiana Lowe Doescher &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-need-to-distance-themselves-from-geriatric-branding-tiana-lowe-doescher-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=2385064&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>Tiana lowe Doescher, writing for the Washington examiner, argues that the \u200bDemocratic Party must shed\u2064 its &#8220;geriatric&#8221; image\u200c to improve its prospects \u200bahead of \u2062the 2024\u2062 elections. \u200cshe points to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-omar-act-seeks-to-stop-lawmakers-from-enriching-spouses\/\" title=\"Republicans\u2019 \u2018OMAR Act\u2019 Seeks To Stop Lawmakers From Enriching Spouses\">public perceptions<\/a>\u2064 of older Democratic figures, such as President Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as a key hindrance. Additionally, \u200dDoescher emphasizes the need\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">address unpopular party policies<\/a>, notably on\u2062 issues like immigration and inflation, \u2063which have contributed \u200bto \u2064the party&#8217;s \u2063declining approval. \u200cShe suggests that Democrats should provide \u2062a\u200b clear policy option to move away \u2062from what many view as outdated approaches and figures in their \u200dleadership.  <\/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 need to distance themselves from &lsquo;geriatric&rsquo; branding: Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/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_1924702\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/tiana-lowe-doescher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a> previewed what Democratic lawmakers need to do within the next few years, suggesting the party needs to ditch its &ldquo;geriatric&rdquo; reputation going forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following Democrats&rsquo; loss of control of the White House and the Senate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 election<\/a>, Doescher pointed to two factors inhibiting the party that need to be addressed, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-says-most-of-trump-rally-security-was-not-secret-service-but-unprepared-and-inexperienced\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley says most of Trump rally security was not Secret Service, but unprepared and inexperienced\">public&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s perception of the party being &ldquo;geriatric.&rdquo; Doescher cited President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s, 81,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3064997\/joe-biden-bows-out-of-2024-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> initial decision to seek reelection in 2024<\/a>, as well as former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA), 84, backing Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), 74, for a role on the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3271607\/outgoing-members-of-congress-pull-no-punches-in-parting-shots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OUTGOING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS PULL NO PUNCHES IN PARTING SHOTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other factor Democrats need to address is the party&rsquo;s &ldquo;unpopular&rdquo; policies, as Doescher pointed to how the majority of voters sided with Trump and his promise to enact mass deportations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">illegal immigration<\/a>. The topic of inflation has also harmed the party&rsquo;s reputation over the years, which the Biden administration &ldquo;knew was indeed a risk&rdquo; when pushing its Build Back Better initiative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So yes, distancing themselves from Pelosi, Biden, what is perceived as sort of a nostalgic and insular era of Democratic politics, that is important, but also what is the policy alternative to really the ghost of 2020&rsquo;s past that has still been haunting Democrats?&rdquo; Doescher assessed on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/em>, guest-hosted by Molly Line and Bryan Llenas.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2739858&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e6ece59466d7c03b3cf4806586afb1fa\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Doescher also discussed how some Democrats have contemplated trying to rebrand themselves as independents, pointing to how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/nebraska-senate-candidate-dan-osborn-launches-pac-weighs-future-run-rcna180684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn<\/a>, who ran as an independent, was &ldquo;fairly&rdquo; Democratic with his policies but &ldquo;did a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cubans-attempt-to-clarify-his-attack-on-pro-trump-women-flops-you-just-made-it-50-times-worse\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban&#039;s Attempt to &#039;Clarify&#039; His Attack on Pro-Trump Women Flops: &#039;You Just Made It 50 Times Worse&#039;\">good job&#038;rdquo<\/a>; in distancing himself from Democrats and portraying himself as a centrist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The other factor pushing some Democratic lawmakers away from the party is how it underwent a &ldquo;coordination&rdquo; with its candidates, citing how the party &ldquo;mostly coordinated&rdquo; former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> as their nominee in 2016 and &ldquo;overtly coordinated&rdquo; Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> in 2024, both of whom lost the general election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Trump&rsquo;s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), who left the Democratic Party in May 2024, described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3268677\/manchin-blasts-toxic-democratic-brand-final-break-former-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">how his former party had become &ldquo;toxic&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-teacher-sues-school-board-after-being-fired-he-refused-to-compromise-on-trans-pronouns\/\" title=\"Flashback: Teacher Sues School Board After Being Fired \u2013 He Refused To Compromise on Trans Pronouns\">recent years<\/a><\/a>, arguing it completely changed from when he originally joined the party. He also hoped that Trump&rsquo;s incoming second term as president would bring success to the country.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent Democratic lawmaker to leave her party is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3271515\/florida-lawmaker-switches-republican-party-democrats-failure-support-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel<\/a>, who joined the Republican Party over her ex-party&rsquo;s &ldquo;failure&rdquo; to support Israel and inability to &ldquo;relate to everyday Floridians.&rdquo; Her party swap was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3271715\/trump-applauds-disillusioned-florida-lawmaker-switch-to-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">praised by Trump in a statement online<\/a>, which invited other &ldquo;Disillusioned Democrats&rdquo; to do the same.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924702\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924702\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats must shed their &#8216;geriatric&#8217; image, says Tiana Lowe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2385065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Democrats-future-in-2025-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21089,3685,47667,32504,32728],"class_list":["post-2385064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-branding","tag-democrats","tag-generational-shift","tag-political-strategy","tag-tiana-lowe"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Democrats-future-in-2025-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385064"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385068,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385064\/revisions\/2385068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}