{"id":2635787,"date":"2026-07-26T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-rebukes-rahm-emanuel-and-establishment-democrats-status-quo-is-not-working\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T20:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:20:10","slug":"sanders-rebukes-rahm-emanuel-and-establishment-democrats-status-quo-is-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-rebukes-rahm-emanuel-and-establishment-democrats-status-quo-is-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders rebukes Rahm Emanuel and establishment Democrats: &#8216;Status quo is not working&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsanders-rebukes-rahm-emanuel-and-establishment-democrats-status-quo-is-not-working%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=2635787&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 criticized Rahm Emanuel and establishment Democrats, stating that voters are fatigued with the status quo and highlighting the rising support for grassroots, socialist-leaning candidates like Abdul el Sayed in Michigan and Penny Flanagan in Minnesota. sanders emphasized that these candidates represent enthusiasm from the grassroots and are seen as the future of the Democratic Party. He condemned the influence of billionaires and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-says-good-riddance-to-bowman-as-democrats-call-red-alert-on-primary-spending-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House GOP says good riddance to Bowman as Democrats call \u2018red alert\u2019 on primary spending- Washington Examiner\">corrupt campaign finance system<\/a>, asserting that progressive candidates are standing up for working-class Americans amid widespread disillusionment with the current economic and political system. <\/p>\n<p>Sanders also addressed Emanuel\u2019s warning that socialist candidates could harm democrats in upcoming midterms, labeling Emanuel as dependent on large donors and part of the Democratic establishment resistant to change. Sanders argued that a strong progressive movement is gaining momentum across various states, which is making establishment figures nervous. He pointed out that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-trumps-republican-party\/\" title=\"It&#039;s Trump&#039;s Republican Party\">recent primary victories<\/a> and large rallies indicate a desire for genuine change among voters. Sanders advocates for a shift away from the entrenched power of wealthy contributors and establishment figures toward a movement driven by grassroots support and real economic justice.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) rebuked former Chicago mayor and likely 2028 presidential candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rahm-emanuel\/\">Rahm Emanuel<\/a> and establishment <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democrats<\/a> writ large on Sunday, saying \u201cthe people are sick and tired of the status quo\u201d while casting progressive Democratic Senate candidates as the future of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While speaking with Margaret Brennan on <em>Face the Nation<\/em>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g6mdp8gKbxI\">Sanders said<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">socialist candidates<\/a> such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michigan<\/a> and Lt. Gov. Penny Flanagan in Minnesota represent \u201cgrassroots excitement and enthusiasm.\u201d Sanders\u2019 role as one of the Democratic Party\u2019s most influential progressive figures has grown in significance after multiple candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America won congressional primaries over more establishment figures earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663857\/sanders-rahm-emanuel-establishment-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sanders rebukes Rahm Emanuel and establishment Democrats: \u2018Status quo is not working\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663826\/sanders-platner-endorsement-troy-jackson-maine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sanders stands by Platner endorsement, gives Troy Jackson \u2018excellent\u2019 chance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663743\/four-high-stakes-primaries-100-days-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The four most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-four-most-high-stakes-primaries-left-with-100-days-until-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"The four most high-stakes primaries left with 100 days until midterm elections\">high-stakes primaries left<\/a> with 100 days until midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll I know is the candidates we are supporting are standing up for the working class of this country at a time when so many people are discouraged, deeply discouraged,\u201d Sanders said, \u201c\u2026about not only a rigged economy, but a corrupt campaign finance system in which billionaires are buying elections.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sanders cited \u201clarge rallies\u201d at recent el Sayed and Flanagan campaign events and polling as evidence that voters want \u201creal change.\u201d El Sayed will face off against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), who was recently endorsed by Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI), on Aug. 4 in a race that pits a socialist newcomer against the more established Stevens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emanuel, a more centrist Democrat, wrote an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/the-bernie-bros-could-spoil-democrats-midterms-0e6e6289\">opinion piece<\/a> in the <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>on Thursday warning that \u201cThe \u2018Bernie Bros\u2019 Could Spoil Democrats\u2019 Midterms.\u201d In it, he argues \u201cRepublicans will make even moderate opponents answer for the radical views of DSA candidates,\u201d and says the recent success of socialist candidates in deep-blue districts puts swing-state Democrats \u201cat a distinct disadvantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor months the Democratic Party\u2019s generic advantage widened while the nation focused on Mr. Trump and the Republican Congress,\u201d Emanuel wrote. \u201cOur lead has narrowed amid recent attention to DSA-led primaries. In November, a continued focus on defunding, decriminalizing, and decolonizing will highlight cultural issues that alienate many Democrats, not to mention large swaths of independents (who make up a record-high 45% of the electorate) and disenchanted Republicans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4663826\/sanders-platner-endorsement-troy-jackson-maine\/\"><strong>SANDERS STANDS BY PLATNER ENDORSEMENT, GIVES TROY JACKSON \u2018EXCELLENT\u2019 CHANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about the criticism on Sunday, Sanders said Emanuel is \u201cdependent on billionaire campaign contributors who want to maintain the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no debate; there is a strong division within the Democratic Party,\u201d Sanders said. \u201c[Then] you have a progressive movement, which, by the way, what is getting these guys nervous is we are winning all over this country, it\u2019s suddenly Mamdani in New York City, it\u2019s in New Jersey, it\u2019s in Ohio, in Colorado. People are sick and tired of the Rahm Emanuels and the Democratic establishment and the Republican establishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanders criticizes establishment Democrats, supports progressive candidates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2635788,"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\/2026\/07\/image-collage-j6g5twh9d-1785105601981-e1785105795273.jpg?1785091386&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,55266,3981],"class_list":["post-2635787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-rahm-emanuel","tag-sanders"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-j6g5twh9d-1785105601981-e1785105795273.jpg?1785091386&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635787","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\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635787"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635791,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635787\/revisions\/2635791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}