Tiana Lowe Doescher: Democratic Branding Is Seen as ‘Geriatric’; ‘The Entire Resistance Brand Has Failed’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
LINE: “Is the Democratic brand toxic? A growing number of Democrats wondering if going independent will help them win in the long run. Let’s bring in political Reporter. Thank you so much. Happy new year to you. We’re grateful for your insights as we talk about something that I’m sure a lot of Democrats are thinking and talking about as they look back on the past election and how dramatic the Trump victory ultimately was and some of the challenges the Democratic Party now faces almost to rebuild. I want to get your thoughts on that. What are the Democrats facing as they enter this new 2025?”

LOWE DOESCHER: “It won’t just brat summer that Democrats want to leave behind in 2024. Obviously the entire resistance brand has failed because Donald Trump has been sent back to the White House twice in eight years. But it is not just the branding. The branding is seen as geriatric as evidenced not just by Joe Biden’s run but take the House Oversight Committee. Nancy Pelosi able to from Germany wield her way against a millennial to put in Jerry connolly, a 74-year-old as ranking member but also the policies themselves that are indeed unpopular. We saw this with the majority of Americans supporting mass deportations for most illegal immigrants here in this country. We saw it in the fact that it wasn’t just the election was not just about the economy in general but specifically about inflation. That the Biden-Harris Administration knew was indeed a risk when they passed Build Back Better. Yes, distancing themselves from Pelosi, Biden, what is perceived as sort of a nostalgic and insular era of democratic politics is important but what’s—“