WASHINGTON, D.C.–House Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi appears to be in denial about the severely fractured state of the Democratic Party.
Asked by ABC’s Jonathan Karl to grade the Democrats during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration, Pelosi responded, “In terms of unity, 100 percent unified.”
Karl shot back asking her, “Two-thirds of the American people say the Democratic Party is out of touch … Isn’t the Democratic Party a bit of a mess right now?” Pelosi responded, “No, it isn’t.”
However, some recent examples in the media point to just how divided the Democrats are.
Recently appointed Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman Keith Ellison blamed former President Barack Obama last month for his party’s 2016 losses and not being a “better party leader.” According to The Hill, while speaking at an event at the University of Minnesota, Ellison said, “Look I’m a great fan of President Obama … But Barack Obama could have been a better party leader, and I think the fact that he wasn’t put his legacy in jeopardy.”
The left’s progressive darling, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), also criticized Obama’s “giant bling spots” in his communication with “most Americans.”
“I think President Obama, like many others in both parties, talk about a set of big national statistics that look shiny and great but increasingly have giant blind spots,” Warren told the Guardian Monday. “That GDP, unemployment, no longer reflect the lived experiences of most Americans.”
Warren also said she was “troubled” that Obama received $400,000 to address a Wall Street conference on health care this fall.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a prime example of the division between the Democratic Party’s Establishment and progressive wings, also blasted Obama about his “distasteful” Wall Street speech. Speaking with CNN last month, Sanders said Obama’s decision to take that opportunity was “not a good idea,” and that he was “sorry President Obama made that choice … I just think it is distasteful — not a good idea that he did that.”
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