Obama Criticized by Top Dem Strategist – Called Out for Catering to Elites

The Democratic Party’s transformation into a party of coastal elites and college-educated voters didn’t happen by accident. As working-class Americans increasingly align with conservative values and candidates, a stunning revelation from within Democratic ranks confirms what many have long suspected about this seismic shift.

The political landscape of 2024 tells the story: record-breaking inflation hitting family budgets, suburban progressives seemingly disconnected from kitchen-table issues, and a growing exodus of working-class voters from the Democratic Party’s ranks.

But beneath these surface-level observations lies a deeper, more deliberate transformation. One that traces back to specific choices made at the highest levels of Democratic leadership.

Top Democrat Strategist Weighs In

A high-level progressive strategist has now come forward with a stunning indictment of former President Barack Obama’s role in deliberately steering Democrats away from their working-class roots and toward Silicon Valley elites.

“I think Trump picked it up because Democrats gave it up during the Obama years, when they started chasing Silicon Valley money and Obama wanted to appeal to college-educated people who think populism is icky and uneducated,” the strategist said.

The anonymous strategist didn’t stop there. Indeed, the strategist added that Democrats “replaced it with a really prominent condescension” toward working-class Americans. This revelation explains much about the current political landscape.

This isn’t just one isolated voice crying in the wilderness. Senator Bernie Sanders, whose own presidential campaigns highlighted the growing divide between Democratic leadership and working Americans, recently acknowledged this.

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working-class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders said.

And the admissions keep coming. Even David Axelrod, one of Obama’s closest former advisers, has been forced to acknowledge this reality. Speaking on CNN, Axelrod admitted that Democrats have become “increasingly… a smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party.”

Axelrod then warned that this shift carries serious electoral consequences. (Finally, someone says the quiet part out loud.) Perhaps most tellingly, he noted that Democrats only won among voters making more than $100,000 annually. This is hardly the party of the working class that they claim to be.

James Carville Sounds Off

And if you’re thinking this is just conservative speculation, consider this: Democratic strategist James Carville recently penned a New York Times op-ed conceding that Trump’s victory came from successfully connecting with “middle-class and low-income voters focused on the economy.” Carville’s admission that “Democrats have flat-out lost the economic narrative” serves as a stark reminder of how far the party has strayed from its former base.

This transformation helps explain why traditional Democratic strongholds among working-class voters have increasingly shifted toward conservative candidates. These rightwing candidates speak directly to their economic concerns rather than lecture them about coastal elite priorities.

The revelation comes at a critical moment, as polls show working-class voters of all backgrounds continuing to drift away from Democratic candidates. This exodus isn’t limited to white working-class voters anymore. As Sanders pointed out, “First, it was the White working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well.”

Major Implications For American Politics

The implications for American politics are profound. While Democratic leadership continues to chase donations from Silicon Valley billionaires and curry favor with college-educated suburban voters, conservatives have successfully positioned themselves as the voice of working Americans who feel increasingly disconnected from the Democratic Party’s elite agenda.

As the 2024 election cycle intensifies, this strategic misstep by Democrats under Obama’s leadership continues to reshape the political landscape. The party that once prided itself on representing working Americans has transformed into what their own strategists now admit is an organization more comfortable in faculty lounges than factory break rooms.

For conservative Americans who have long recognized this shift, these admissions from within Democratic ranks simply confirm what they’ve observed firsthand. When it comes to understanding and representing the interests of working-class Americans, actions speak louder than campaign slogans.

Key Takeaways: 

• Democratic insiders admit Obama administration deliberately chose Silicon Valley elites over working Americans.
• Party’s own strategists confirm conservatives were right about Democrats’ “coastal elite” transformation.
• Recent election data shows working-class exodus includes Latino and Black voters.
• Democrats now only win among $100,000+ income voters, completing their elite transformation.

Sources: Fox News