‘Disgraceful’: A Fiery Bernie Sanders Courts Blue-Collar Voters
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21984384
By Simon J. Levien
Reporting from Erie, Pa.
Oct. 31, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET[gift article - expires in 30 days]
“Workers’ rights are on the table,” Mr. Sanders said. “That’s something I can’t sit out, so I will do everything I can to see that Trump is defeated and Harris is elected.”
where on the table?
the Democrats have failed to come out in defense of the workers with no living wages on the table nor universal healthcare
Can't do anything without holding all 3 parts of government - including a filibuster proof majority in the senate.
But yes, it would have been nice to see democrats speaking up about workers wages & universal healthcare. Loudly, broadly and repeatedly.
I mean the DOJ has been doing a good job during the Biden administration. To an extent there's not much the government can actually do about low wages if I got my stuff right; it's mostly workers' organizations who can do something about that. Dems also don't have the House or a filibuster proof majority in the Senate so I'm not sure what exactly you want them to do.
I don't like the Dems either, but they're overall okay on workers' rights (shutting down the rail strike was very much not okay, though).
Right? The democracts need to stop being the "not as bad" party and start being the "actually good for people" party if they want people to vote for them.
