Although somewhat overshadowed by the 2024 presidential campaign, I have noticed that the DNC and their left-leaning partners (Act Blue, etc.) are really hammering on class resentment this cycle.
In my Facebook feed, I come across dozens of pleas from “working-class” candidates for fundraising help. In every single one of these ads, coming from eight different states, the core and only message is this: wealthy people are bad.
These ads (fundraising pleas) do not talk about issues such as abortion, climate change, LGBTQ+ issues or gun control, they just focus upon how hard it is to run for Congress without billionaire and multi-millionaire supporters.
Regardless of your political perspective, there is no denying that wealth inequality is the backbone of the Democrats’ hopes of taking back the House and holding the slimmest of margins in the Senate.
I understand the tactic. I also think it’s effective. And I also think it’s baloney.
For example, look up Nancy Pelosi’s net worth. She is a multi-millionaire. Take a look at all the A-list personalities (actors, musicians) who are pitching in significant contributions. And what about all the run-of-the-mill billionaires contributing to the Biden campaign?
My point? Just because you’re a billionaire or able to contribute thousands of dollars to a congressional campaign, doesn’t mean that you are automatically a MAGA Trump supporter.
Whipping up emotional class warfare is despicable, especially when our nation is facing so many serious problems including an erosion of civil liberties, a creeping theocracy and an economy that is placing a heavy burden on working class and low-income people, not to mention an unsustainable debt load.
I get it. Democrats believe that wealthy people should be paying more in taxes. I agree with them. I also would like to see new and younger voices in Congress, absolutely! Regardless of their political affiliation, we need fresh voices in Congress.
Closer to home, right here in Maine, Rep. Chellie Pingree shows no signs of being ready to step down. Speaking of age concerns, both Senator Susan Collins and Senator Angus King are way beyond retirement age. Why aren’t they willing to let some younger, energetic voices be heard on the floor of the senate?
As I said, whipping up class resentment is a solid political tactic, especially while so many Americans are struggling to stretch their paychecks.
But it is also blatant hypocrisy,
If you’re a waitress, a pipefitter or a public-school teacher hoping to win a Congressional race, the odds are stacked against you, regardless of your political affiliation. But if — by miracle — you do defeat an incumbent, you’ll never return to waiting tables.
There is only ONE thing that EVERY politician wants: another term.
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