Democratic Party Should Be Embarrassed, Says Bernie Sanders

The re-emergence of talk about the way the party had treated Mrs Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders during the primaries is emblematic of what many Democrats now say went wrong – the party had failed to properly address the needs of the working class.

Eighty-one per cent of people in this group voted for Trump, who described himself as Presbyterian, but otherwise made few references to his religious affiliation during the campaign. Presidential campaigns started an average of 500 days before election day in 2016, meaning that small operations are likely already coming together.

Senators Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer throwing their support behind Ellison, a Muslim and leading liberal, who could be the face of the opposition to Donald Trump.

Hispanics accounted for at least 11 percent of all voters on Election Day, according to national exit polls – a 1 percent increase from the 2012 presidential election.

As the party looks to avoid a similar outcome in future elections, it will need to expand its geographic reach, reconsider the role of the DNC in the nomination process and work to excite more people, especially young people, Devine said.

As Tuesday night’s results rolled in, those voters seemingly didn’t do enough to propel Clinton past the wall of white, working class people who backed Trump.

The Republican field began at a swollen 16 candidates, then dropped to three, and eventually Donald Trump emerged as the presumptive nominee. Although labor leaders spent millions of dollars backing Clinton, many union members, particularly in Rust Belt states that had been Democratic strongholds, appear to have voted for Trump. “I hope that he will be a successful president to all Americans”, said Clinton during her concession speech. “There is a discontent with some Democratic voters over trade and some blame Hillary Clinton”.

The Democratic National Committee may end up being ground zero for the fight, with no clear successor in line to replace interim chairwoman Donna Brazile. “Anybody from the Democratic side of the fence who is terrified of the possibility of President Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved because this man has got some momentum and we better be ready”.

With all that said, I think it important to reflect on the aftermath of the election “IF” Donald Trump had not won. And she also largely ignored white working-class male voters in favor of trying to boost turnout among minority and female supporters.

For too many in key locations, a Clinton presidency indicated four more years of an Obama administration. The party should have “a laser-beam focus on everything we do, and everything we do should animate and empower them at the grassroots level for working people across this country”.

“He (Trump) won the election”. And, you know, again, I’ll get back to – what were we selling in the election?