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Van Jones, the quintessential left-wing Democratic commentator who once conveniently served as an environmental adviser to Barack Obama, has recently pulled back the curtain on the failings of his party. While lamenting the impending doom of American democracy as projected by the Democratic elite, he directed some eye-opening critiques toward his own political class, which is about as rare as finding a unicorn at a beach party.
At a recent panel during the New York Times DealBook summit, Van Jones candidly opined that Donald Trump’s electoral victory stemmed from some serious disconnect with everyday working folks. Strangely enough, he compared this to a faulty car—a problem nobody in his political echo chamber has even begun to address. With his fingers firmly pointed at both major parties, he noted that they are too busy tearing each other down instead of figuring out how to constructively deal with real-world problems affecting hard-working Americans.
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Jones, breaking free from partisan shackles, openly acknowledged a major blunder of the Democratic Party: their dismal ability to reach voters. His intensive grassroots experience in Philadelphia—where he (and maybe a few volunteers) scrambled to get people to the polls—has led him to the striking realization that the political elite could use a serious wake-up call. He creatively expressed that underestimating digital engagement is the equivalent of showing up at a party without pants.
In a moment of sheer honesty, the leftist commentator admitted that he and his comrades laughed their way through Trump’s digital strategy. They thought sidelining the traditional ‘door-knocking’ campaigns was laughably naïve. Yet, as Jones came to realize, Trump’s savvy grasp of the digital landscape outsmarted the conventional strategies favored by the left. The shocking revelation here: people answer their doors with their smartphones in hand, not the latest issue of The New Yorker.
In a twist worthy of reality television, Jones confessed that the mainstream media has become increasingly irrelevant while alternate platforms are thriving. Adding to his confession, he begrudgingly agreed with Kellyanne Conway, stating that Trump possessed a clear understanding of the digital world—a perspective that eludes the Democrat elite. By recognizing just how out of touch the political class is, Van Jones may have unintentionally served conservatives a golden opportunity to capitalize on the Democrats’ blunders. Who knew that the left would one day unwittingly aid the right by admitting they can’t even figure out their own playbook?
