Is it me or did Biden have no real coattails, and in fact, often ran behind in any state not already deep Blue?
Brianna Joy Gray, Bernie's former press secretary (who I adore, by the way), said on her show Bad Faith that if Bernie's performance led to the Dems not gaining back the Senate, we'd never hear the end of what a mistake it was to nominate him, and how he was a drag on downballot races. It is worth listening and watching her clip from the November 5 show she uploaded on her Twitter account.
If Biden does prevail, as is increasingly likely--though I think Biden may still lose AZ in the process, and therefore run way behind the Dem Senate candidate Mark Kelly, who beat an incumbent Republican--we have to really begin to treat Biden and Harris as largely Republican-oriented opponents. And by Republican, I mean Republicans circa 1976.
The pro-Establishment Dems propaganda from MSNBC and CNN will continue, which is why I say we need an independent political party such as The People's Party. It is important to not call The People's Party a third party. There is no second party in this nation on issues of the Empire and the systemic inequality that pervades the United States. The Dems and Reeps are merely two wings of the same party, which is The Property Party (Gore Vidal called them that for decades, and he was correct then, and correct now nearly a decade after his death in 2012). We should acknowledge the differences in the two wings, starting on the quality of judicial appointments, and some acceptance of scientific realities. But they are still two wings representing the Owners of this nation, not the rest of us.
The People's Party represents a party independent of corporate power and money. It is truly a party independent from The Property Party. And once we join, it is no longer relevant for Dems to say, Oh you are spoilers. If enough young people join, the Dems will be told the Dems are the spoilers. This occurred with Bernie and Dems in Vermont, and I see a possibility we can make that happen nationally. The Dems' brand is toxic for many rural and working class white people, and increasingly among Latino and Black working class people. It is past time to acknowledge this, and move forward.
