In an oped in Sunday’s Houston Chronicle, Sema Hernandez called on Democrats to wake up after the 2016 primary. She said the party should open its doors to new voices and faces.
The 2018 midterm elections inspired brave new candidates, eager to institute bold solutions to the struggles of working families and individuals. They embraced the Democratic party rather than run as independents or third-party candidates. But instead of welcoming them in what used to be a “big tent,” the Democratic party muted these new voices and clung to the corporate agenda that voters rejected in 2016.
But instead the party establishment has been shutting them down and propping up bland candidates who can’t speak to the concerns of most Americans.
The Democratic party needs to embrace progressive candidates, progressive issues, and progressive policies and solutions if they truly care about the people of our great state. Voters want to know that their tax dollars work for them and not for some CEO on Wall Street. The Democratic Party would be wise to pay less attention to million-dollar consultants and more attention to the working people who have the right to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice.