The Democratic Party Is Literally Dying

In theory, Democrats are political organisations aimed at gaining power and implementing the agenda. In reality, Democrats are much more like hospice, if not funeral homes. So many party leaders are very old and frail that they are at the door of death. This is most well known to former President Joe Biden, the party’s latest standard officer. The recent media controversy over a new book claiming that Biden’s inner circle had hidden his weakness was hidden by the revelation on Sunday. He suffers from aggressive forms of prostate cancer.

Democrat leader Jerry Connolly on Wednesday – a lightning bolt of debate over his party’s gerontist debate in December 2024, he defeated much younger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee –He died of cancer 74 years old. Connolly’s cancer was released last November. His victory over AOC, his nearly 40 years junior, life-threatening illness-free, and one of the most telegenic civil servants elected in modern politics, was a dramatic illustration of how much Democrats value seniority over all other considerations. Connolly’s short tenure as a ranking of Democrats on the Oversight Committee ended abruptly in April after his cancer prevented him from doing his job. Sadly, instead of being a career highlight, Connolly’s truncated time at that post has been relegated to the growth list of American public figures who didn’t know when to quit. The infamous hall also includes Joe Biden, the late Senator Dianne Feinstein and late Supreme Court Judge Ruth Budersberg.

In the post, political analyst Raksha Jain I’ve listed some surprising facts It shows just how sharply the Democrats were elected, distorting towards the elderly.

Three of the 215 House Democrats have passed away this year. All have states that Trump won (TX/AZ) or Republican governors (TX/VA). Six House Democrats have passed away since April 2024. The last eight House members to be appointed were Democrats, dating back to 2022.

I think the question here is whether we recognize that this is not just a coincidence. It is the result of seniority and decisions made for reelection.

Final point: Of the 14 members of Congress over the age of 80, 11 are Democrats.

Every vote is important in Congress where Republicans only have a weaker power. On Thursday, Congress passed the settlement bill with a 215-214 vote vote, with two Republicans breaking the ranks. Like Branko Marcetic Jacobin I’ll point it out“The three Democrats who took office this year with the lost vote 214-217. So essentially, Budget Democrats warned that disasters would pass directly, as they argue that the non-suspension would remain in Congress until the death of the death.”

Jain is right to argue that Democrats’ geriatricism is not a coincidence, but a result of choice. Both Republicans and Democrats have senior members, but Democrats in particular have raised seniority to governing principles. In other words, party leaders are controlled by the elderly.

December, Politics It was pointed out This dynamic remained in place even after the election of Donald Trump, which was supposed to cause major reforms at the party, but in reality the situation has remained little different. Politics Note:

Even after three 70’s expulsions from the committee’s ranking spot, Reps is revealed. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), David Scott (D-Ga.), and Nadler – Top Democrats on 10 different committees of the next Congress are over 70 years old. Two of them are 86 years old, including 86-year-old representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), and will be members of the House Financial Services Committee.

The chairman of the GOP house where these Democrats rise up is not exactly the spring chicken. However, half of Republicans work at the top positions of children over the age of 70. The two GOP chairs are over 25 years younger than the committee’s democratic counterparts. In part, it is the function of the period limits imposed on committee leaders by the House GOP meeting. In contrast, Democrats are married senior-based as the basis of power.

Their commitment to seniority reveals that gerontism is merely a symptom of deeper problems. The Democrats don’t guide the ideology or principles that bring them together. The party was a uneven coalition of centralists and progressives, unable to define core goals. Even anti-Trampism, which served as an effective glue to hold parties on the wing from 2016 to 2024, is no longer effective. Trump’s victory over Biden has demoralized the party, with some key figures in the purple state keen to stay on the good side of the Maga.

As a collective nature, it is becoming increasingly difficult to know what Democrats believe in. This explains why the party is not popular despite Trump himself losing popularity.

on tuesday, Vox It has been reported“The national brands of Congressional Democrats and their party are normal. Miserable: Approximately 37% of voters view the parties favorably, but about 60% view them at a disadvantage. yougov’s Follow-up survey. ”

Because there is no cohesive party ideology, each democratic lawmaker is actually a warlord who adjudicates a small territory. For warlords, the game is to hold power on the territory until you die. If Democrats had a bigger vision of social interests, they could expect politicians to sacrifice their careers for that goal. Sadly, the only general vision seems to be careerism.