A pair of liberal writers, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, have come up with what passes among liberals as a big, new idea — one that its proponents claim can save the Democrats.
I dont know about this book. But Democrat Ruy Texiera has been talking about an Abundance Agenda since Trump's first term. He notes over and over again in his Substack that Democrats have completely lost those who benefit thr most from a growing economy, working and lower middle class voters of all races. He noted it during Trump's term. He noted it during Biden's term and he is screaming about it now. Few are listening. Because the vast majority of today's elected Democrats have no imagination no creativity and no ability to lead. They are being carried along in a tide of hard leftists from which they are afraid to even begin to break loose. As some may remember a faction of the Democratic party in 1981 formed a group called the Democratic Leadership Council. Its purpose was to develop a serious alternative program to the dead end liberalism that was driving the party into the ground. Bill Clinton was the chairman for many years. His election should have solidified abundance and growth as the key to the party's future but they rejected it as soon as he was gone and Obama more or less purged these people from the party. These are the people derided as "neo-liberals". Now Texiera and company are spitting into the wind. The party is dominated by hard leftists who actually despise the abundance agenda.
As a point of clarity I dont think "abundance agenda" refers solely to cutting red tape in government though that is obviously a part of it. Instead I believe it is a recognition that the growth of the private economy leads to abundance and satisfied voters and that the party must recognize and accept this. Literally NOTHING either Obama or Biden did indicates such a thing. Instead both administrations operated from the premise that government projects grow the economy and generate wealth, the exact opposite of reality.
I dont know about this book. But Democrat Ruy Texiera has been talking about an Abundance Agenda since Trump's first term. He notes over and over again in his Substack that Democrats have completely lost those who benefit thr most from a growing economy, working and lower middle class voters of all races. He noted it during Trump's term. He noted it during Biden's term and he is screaming about it now. Few are listening. Because the vast majority of today's elected Democrats have no imagination no creativity and no ability to lead. They are being carried along in a tide of hard leftists from which they are afraid to even begin to break loose. As some may remember a faction of the Democratic party in 1981 formed a group called the Democratic Leadership Council. Its purpose was to develop a serious alternative program to the dead end liberalism that was driving the party into the ground. Bill Clinton was the chairman for many years. His election should have solidified abundance and growth as the key to the party's future but they rejected it as soon as he was gone and Obama more or less purged these people from the party. These are the people derided as "neo-liberals". Now Texiera and company are spitting into the wind. The party is dominated by hard leftists who actually despise the abundance agenda.
As a point of clarity I dont think "abundance agenda" refers solely to cutting red tape in government though that is obviously a part of it. Instead I believe it is a recognition that the growth of the private economy leads to abundance and satisfied voters and that the party must recognize and accept this. Literally NOTHING either Obama or Biden did indicates such a thing. Instead both administrations operated from the premise that government projects grow the economy and generate wealth, the exact opposite of reality.