Tiana Lowe Doescher: Democratic Branding Is Seen as ‘Geriatric’; ‘The Entire Resistance Brand Has Failed’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT LINE Is ░░░░░░░░ Democratic brand toxic A ░░░░░░░░ number of Democrats wondering ░░░░░░░░ going independent will help ░░░░░░░░ win in the long ░░░░░░░░ Let s bring in ░░░░░░░░ Reporter Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Happy new year to ░░░░░░░░ We re grateful for ░░░░░░░░ insights as we talk ░░░░░░░░ something that I m ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ thinking and talking about ░░░░░░░░ they look back on ░░░░░░░░ past election and how ░░░░░░░░ the Trump victory ultimately ░░░░░░░░ and some of the ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party now ░░░░░░░░ almost to rebuild I ░░░░░░░░ to get your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ that What are the ░░░░░░░░ facing as they enter ░░░░░░░░ new 2025 LOWE DOESCHER ░░░░░░░░ won t just brat ░░░░░░░░ that Democrats want to ░░░░░░░░ behind in 2024 Obviously ░░░░░░░░ entire resistance brand has ░░░░░░░░ because Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ sent back to the ░░░░░░░░ House twice in eight ░░░░░░░░ But it is not ░░░░░░░░ the branding The branding ░░░░░░░░ seen as geriatric as ░░░░░░░░ not just by Joe ░░░░░░░░ s run but take ░░░░░░░░ House Oversight Committee Nancy ░░░░░░░░ able to from Germany ░░░░░░░░ her way against a ░░░░░░░░ to put in Jerry ░░░░░░░░ a 74 year old ░░░░░░░░ ranking member but also ░░░░░░░░ policies themselves that are ░░░░░░░░ unpopular We saw this ░░░░░░░░ the majority of Americans ░░░░░░░░ mass deportations for most ░░░░░░░░ immigrants here in this ░░░░░░░░ We saw it in ░░░░░░░░ fact that it wasn ░░░░░░░░ just the election was ░░░░░░░░ just about the economy ░░░░░░░░ general but specifically about ░░░░░░░░ That the Biden Harris ░░░░░░░░ knew was indeed a ░░░░░░░░ when they passed Build ░░░░░░░░ Better Yes distancing themselves ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi Biden what is ░░░░░░░░ as sort of a ░░░░░░░░ and insular era of ░░░░░░░░ politics is important but ░░░░░░░░ s—“