Norman Solomon on Corporate Democrats Paving the Way for Autocracy

Democratic Party's Autopsy Report

• 💡 The Democratic Party is accused of hiding its 2024 autopsy report, preventing a public examination of its campaign failures.
• 📌 This mirrors past behavior, suggesting a repetition compulsion to serve corporate power rather than self-examination.
• 🎯 RootsAction's own autopsy report echoes critiques from after the 2016 election, highlighting common threads.

Core Criticisms of Corporate Democrats

• 📉 Key failures include service to corporate power, hostility to the progressive wing, out-of-control militarism, and disconnection from the working-class base.
• 💰 The Harris campaign's $1.5 billion expenditure is criticized as being spent on consultants and TV ads, representing a top-down approach that squanders money.
• 💸 A comparison is drawn to the military-industrial complex, where consultants and corporate interests profit regardless of election outcomes, even preferring losses to retain party control.

Impact of Gaza War Stance

• ⚠️ Polling in crucial swing states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona indicated that a call for an arms embargo on Israel could have garnered more votes for Kamala Harris.
• 💔 The Biden White House's and Democratic Party hierarchy's unwavering support for Israel is seen as a significant factor in potential electoral losses and a "moral collapse."
• 🚫 The DNC's failure to establish a promised task force on policy towards Israel demonstrates a disregard for public sentiment and a commitment to current policies.

The Path Forward: Struggle and Progressive Victories

• 🌱 Victories can be achieved when people organize and struggle to change the party from the bottom up.
• 🚀 The success of democratic socialists like India Walton in Buffalo and the anticipated victory of Zora Mammdani in New York City demonstrate the power of principled politics and social movements.
• 🔑 Norman Solomon's new book, "The Blue Road to Trump Hell," available at blue.info, charts how corporate Democrats' failures have paved the way for fascistic politics.
• ✊ It is essential to struggle to change the Democratic Party to defeat the Republican party in future elections.