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   The issue is that Democrats still seem to be pandering to the mythical   
   moderate swing voter instead of playing to their base – a base that   
   would likely have gotten on board with Buttigieg if the party itself   
   were confident in choosing him. Here, Harris showed a lack of vision and   
   commitment to her beliefs for some fake notion of a voter base.   
      
   Democrats keep proving their lack of spine   
   While Harris promises to reveal new truths about the 2024 election and   
   the inner workings of the Democratic Party at the time, it also seems   
   she hasn’t been able to pinpoint what exactly the Democrats’ problem has   
   been over the past decade.   
      
   In an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Sept. 23, Harris would not   
   definitively say that older members of the Democratic Party need to step   
   aside and let younger politicians step up to the plate – something that   
   is at odds with what the party needs to survive. She also expressed   
   surprise that institutions – namely corporations – were so quick to bend   
   the knee for Trump. This shouldn’t have been a surprise – of course the   
   titans of industry are going to side with the winning team, no matter   
   what is best for “democracy.”   
      
   The response to “107 Days” is also telling. It seems Democrats would   
   still rather duke it out with one another than do some introspection on   
   their dismal poll numbers in spite of the havoc Trump is wreaking on the   
   country. Instead of working together to move the party forward,   
   leadership and strategists are still trying to dissect what exactly went   
   wrong.   
      
   I’m disappointed that Harris waited until she was trying to sell a book   
   to break with Biden on issues that clearly impacted voter turnout in the   
   2024 election.   
      
   It was an opportunity for the Democratic Party to realign with the   
   American working class, to focus on the fact that Trump’s policy   
   proposals (or lack thereof) were going to affect their wallets.   
      
   Harris could have been the candidate who showed the future of the   
   Democratic Party. Unfortunately, she was still stuck in Biden’s version,   
   and she still lacks the strength to push the party forward.   
      
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