David Axelrod accuses Democrats of being 'a smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party'

Former Barack Obama adviser David Axelrod has warned that Vice President Kamala Harris’ election loss shows Democrats are becoming “a smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party.”

Axelrod, a chief strategist during the Obama administration, stressed in a CNN appearance Thursday that the 2024 election results proved the left was at risk of losing the working-class vote altogether after President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory.

“The only group that Democrats gained within the election on Tuesday was white college graduates, and among working-class voters, there was a significant decline,” Axelrod told CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

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[m-pw]

Turns out protecting girls in sports was pretty important.

[randall]

College educated. Can’t define a woman. 🤡

[sammeade]

It's called "COASTAL ELITISM"

[wp]

He's totally correct. They need to be introspective right now and stop blaming everyone else.

[thomasbrown]

I don’t know about all that. I do know that before The Affordable Care Act my insurance was $ 208 a month and after the Affordable Care Act is was $ 580. So, take a wild guess who I’m voting against the rest of my life

[teriscott]

Finally someone from dems telling the truth

[robertknight]

The Manson Family was primarily highly educated white women.

[xRiddleMeThisYouTube]

It makes me wonder why people with PhDs bother writing books if none of us know how to read 😂

[tmbruno]

Not college educated, and I make more money than any of the elite college educated people in my life…hard work pays off my friends.

[kellykersten]

What's next?? Law and order and respect and safety in America! We can't wait we're ready!!

[brianwebb]

Educated democrats, where? That is scary.

[denize]

Who turned his rock over and let him out. No one is interested in what he has to say.

[_DB.COOPER]

So they only say this when they lose BIGLY! 🤣😂😝😂😂😂

[Rockgirl]

The current Democratic party is not the DFL party from 25 years ago. It's why I left it.

[Hey_Blinkin]

If they're that much brighter than us, why do they keep losing?

[theguanenonli]

I'm 37, a Christian, and non-traditional freshman in college. I am constantlly having to push agaisnt radically liberal ideas to get a higher education. A lot of what we learn in college is excellent, but it is infused with a bunch of liberal ideology. Thankfully, my perspectives are deeply rooted in my faith so I have the ability to filter out whatever I don't agree with. I can't say it is so easy for younger minds being consistently told they are wrong for holding on to conservative views, and holding on to their faith.

[Moondoggy]

They are so smart but can't answer most questions

[amesorton]

You mean arrogant, entitled, condescending, and ignorant.

[petersanmiguel]

It's a back-lash to bad policies.

[joshmanley]

So smart yet Trump played predictable Democrat legacy media like a violin. He goaded and trolled them to keep accusing him and thus half the country of anything and everything.