Leaving DNC - Real Issue or Not?

[Luvnit2]

https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-fundraiser-flees-divisive-democratic-party-gop-united

This gentlemen cites reasons why he is leaving the Democratic Party.
He also said Democrats' meddling in education – labeling parents as "domestic terrorists" and placing progressive content in the classroom – were behind his switch.

Biden fundraiser flees 'divisive' Democratic Party for GOP: 'We have to be more united'
Will Pierce, a former senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, accused Democrats of abandoning their ideals
A former Biden fundraiser and senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., has become the latest dedicated Democrat to walk away from the party and join the GOP.

"Over the years, the [Democratic] party has changed from its ideals," Will Pierce told "FOX & Friends First" Tuesday.

"I personally view politics as a game of ideas, and you have to get to 50% plus one and unite people all the way around. If you look at the Democratic Party right now, they'd rather divide people in boxes and label them rather than unite them."
Pierce, in an opinion piece for The Daily Caller, detailed his jump between parties, lamenting that the party has distanced itself from the working class and become dominated by "elites in affluent hubs" that don't care about lower-income Americans.

On air, [b]he emphasized the state of the economy and, in his eyes, Biden's failure to unite the nation, indicating that failure illustrates a larger problem within the party.

"If you look at where we are as a people, he has not done what he promised to do or does as he's supposed to do as president. He is supposed to unite us, and instead he's dividing us, and it just starts at the top."

Some other Democrats have distanced themselves from the party or expressed discontent with its inaction on certain issues, including antisemitism.

He also alleged the party is out of touch with the needs and interests of most voters.

"People in the Democratic Party, they just do not understand about the needs of [us] all," he said. [/b]
"If you look at today… the Democrats care more about what's happening in Kyiv than what's going on at the southern border. They care about more about ideological stuff, such as who you are… it's more about basically what you are – your gender, your race, etc., than who you are as a person."

In his opinion piece, Pierce explained his background as someone who "spearheaded Joe Biden’s exploratory effort in 2015," served as one of Sanders' senior advisers during the 2016 and 2020 elections and fundraised for Biden during the 2020 race.

[CKwi88]

As someone who similarly felt extraordinarily disillusioned with the Democratic party since Obama 1, I can get his frustration and desire to leave big party politics.

That said, the reasons stated in his opinion piece are nothing short of laughable. For example:

Quote:The Republican Party, with its emphasis on individual freedoms, fiscal responsibility, and a commitment to addressing the concerns of all Americans...

Is just such utter bullshit that makes this reeks more of an opportunistic move to help an otherwise unremarkable and irrelevant fundraiser get his name out there by having right-wing media pick it up as "Hey, look at this dude (he's even black!) ditching the DNC for the GOP".

Edit:

Just to answer the question in the title. No, it's not a real issue. People's ideals and priorities change, both GOP and DNC and everything in between.

[CJD]

(12-12-2023, 04:59 PM)CKwi88 Wrote: As someone who similarly felt extraordinarily disillusioned with the Democratic party since Obama 1, I can get his frustration and desire to leave big party politics.

That said, the reasons stated in his opinion piece are nothing short of laughable. For example:





Is just such utter bullshit that makes this reeks more of an opportunistic move to help an otherwise unremarkable and irrelevant fundraiser get his name out there by having right-wing media pick it up as "Hey, look at this dude (he's even black!) ditching the DNC for the GOP".

Edit:

Just to answer the question in the title. No, it's not a real issue. People's ideals and priorities change, both GOP and DNC and everything in between.

Not to mention the fact that he said "Biden failed to unite the nation" as if the Republicans somehow could haha.

The only thing the Republicans are good at uniting is their opposition against them. Trump is one of the most impactful voter turnout generators in this country's history. People were falling over themselves to vote him out in 2020, even for a hapless candidate like Joe Biden.

[*pally*]

The guy is exaggerating his own accomplishments but gotta make him sound more important than he really is.

1) he spearheaded Biden's run but then went to work for his primary opponent...why wouldn't the guy who campaign he claimed to spearhead hire him
2) senior advisor to Bernie Sanders? He worked in a single office that wasn't even Sander's headquarters.

In the long run this is a nothing burger because every day people make the same move in the opposite direction and it doesn't make the news

[NATI BENGALS]

My take.

Couldn't hack it had to pack it.

After years in a party that brings a diverse view point to many topics, this guy is ready to give that up and step into the echo chamber.

And I agree the whole uniter thing. Biden expresses optimism all the time. The leader of the GOP talks trash about the USA on a daily basis.