On Sunday, a young woman calling herself “Evan” shared her thoughts on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago (DNC) via TikTok, where she served a volunteer, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris. She expressed her disappointment with the lack of information about the Dem nominee and criticized her party for neglecting issues that impact everyday Americans, regardless of their political affiliation.
She began by stating that she had “worked in progressive politics for a long time” and that “as the years have gone by, I found myself getting more and more disillusioned with the Democratic party.” She went on to say that most of her work has been fundraising. She also talks about candidates spending eight or more hours a day “calling donors and asking rich people for money.” She conceded that even politicians who don’t like part of politics “still have to play the game.”
She then turned her ire toward the Democratic Party. “When I first got into politics, I thought that Democrats were the party of the people. And at the DNC this week, I felt like I was in a building with the most elite and out of touch people in the entire world. It very much felt like, ‘Let’s just have a huge party and forget all of our problems because the vibes are brat.'”
She went on to note that, as a midwestern from Kansas City, Mo.: “I didn’t feel any connection to Real America or the place that I come from. I didn’t feel any connection to the people I know right now who are struggling to buy their groceries or to pay their rent.” Others are effectively homeless as they are forced to live with friends and relatives because they cannot afford their own homes.
She says she began to get mad because as she listened to speeches, she heard no substance, just “generic platitudes like joy and respect and integrity.” She said she thought Democrats were the “anti-war party” and was a bit surprised by Kamala Harris declaring that “America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world.” She added, “I thought I was part of the party that fought for the underdog, that championed working people. When and how did we just become the party of academia and affluence?”
However, perhaps the most impactful portion of the video is when Evan says that she attended the DNC “hoping I would feel reconnected to the Democrat party,” hoping she would “understand Kamala’s candidacy and what she stood for, but instead, I ended up feeling the opposite, more disconnected and alone than ever.” She concluded by saying that not only will she not be supporting Kamala Harris, but she is not sure she can even call herself a Democrat anymore.
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Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who mounted a last-minute primary challenge against President Biden after urging him to step aside due to cognitive concerns, is contemplating leaving the Democratic Party. This consideration follows Vice President Kamala Harris’s unchallenged ascension to the Democratic presidential nomination. Phillips, who will retire at the end of his third term in January, launched his campaign last fall. Despite struggling to secure ballot access in several states, he maintained that his run was driven by a desire for a better outcome for the country.
In a recent interview with Fox News, Phillips stated that he would be open to serving in the next administration regardless of which party wins in November. “I didn’t want to run this cycle. I spent two years trying to call attention to something I was seeing clearly with my own eyes,” he said. “I remember my Republican buddies excoriating Donald Trump quietly behind closed doors and then praising him in front of cameras. I saw my Democratic colleagues doing the same thing about Joe Biden, who we knew was in decline, probably going to lose.”
In reference to his unsuccessful White House run, Phillips told Fox News that he “didn’t want to do it,” but “it became evident that our political culture punishes courage, rewards cowardice and silence.” He added: “Someone had to do it. In two weeks, I put together a campaign to run for president. But the message was to try to be a Paul Revere — not a George Washington. It took someone to hand over power, like Joe Biden did, to really make it happen.”
When asked whether he had aspirations to run for president again in the future, Phillips said he just aspires “to help this country in some way, shape or form.” The Minnesota Democrat went on to say: “This was not about running for president. This was about showing people that it is never too late, and you should sit up and stand up and do something when you feel that something is wrong. And I did that. If there is a way to serve my country in a Democratic administration — in a Republican administration — my goodness, we should all stand up and accept that invitation whenever it is issued. So, you never know.”
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