A Democratic strategist lamented the state of the Democratic Party, describing it as rudderless without leadership or a unified message to unite around.
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DemocraticstrategistPattiSolisDoylelamentedonThursdaythattheDemocraticPartyremainsrudderless,withneitheraleadernoramessagetounitearound.
AsDemocratscontinuetoreelfromtheirhistoricdefeatinNovemberandrevelationsabouttheallegedcover-upofformerPresidentJoeBiden’spurporteddeclinewhileinoffice,manyarestillstrugglingtochartanewcoursefortheirparty.
SolisDoyle,likeotherveteranDemocraticPartystrategists,ventedherfrustrationtopodcasterandcommentatorMarkHalperinonhis“NextUp”podcast.
“So,first,letmesaythatIhaveneverbeenhappiernottobeactuallyinit,inthemiddleofpolitics,thanIamrightnow,becauseitsoundsreallydepressing,what’sgoingonattheparty,”SolisDoylesaidwhenaskedforhertakeonthestateoftheparty.
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