Faiz Shakir says Trump, in some cases, has delivered a more compelling message to working-class voters, who have long made up the backbone of the Democratic Party.
Faiz Shakir, a progressive strategist who led Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ last presidential campaign, launched an eleventh-hour bid for Democratic National Committee chair on Wednesday, warning that his party is ignoring the painful lessons ofShakir said president-elect Trump, in some cases, has delivered a more compelling message to working-class voters, who have long made up the backbone of the Democratic Party.
Eight other candidates, including Ben Wikler, the Wisconsin Democratic chair, and Ken Martin, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chair, are already in the race.Shakir said he advised Sanders of his decision, and Sanders did not discourage or encourage him. A spokesperson for the Vermont senator declined to comment.
“There are already too many running. It’s way too late,” said DNC executive committee member Ray Buckley, who chairs the New Hampshire Democratic Party and has endorsed Martin. “There are not enough undecided members to create a viable pathway to 225 votes for Shakir.” Both perceived front-runners have promised a strong messaging focus on economic issues and the working class if elected, though there has been little discussion of fundamental change within the party’s political apparatus.
“As I have listened to our candidates, I sense a constrained, status-quo style of thinking. We cannot expect working class audiences to see us any differently if we are not offering anything new or substantive to attract their support,” he wrote to DNC members. Shakir was also critical of his own party’s recent embrace of billionaires like Mark Cuban, who played a high-profile role in supporting Democratic nominee Kamala Harris during the election’s closing days, along with former Rep. Liz Cheney, an anti-Trump conservative from Wyoming.
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