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Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel It needs to address the real problems facing the country – the economic struggle for young people, told Democrats on Thursday.
exist Washington PostEmanuel, who also served as Chief of Staff for former Obama President, directed his Democrats that if they really wanted to connect with Americans, they didn’t need more delicious marketing, but, they needed to address the economic problems that led to men’s shame and despair.
“It’s not a marketing issue. It’s not just a problem for Democrats to find ourselves Joe Roganor better use tiktok, or use more “real” language… If Democrats want to save our democracy at the same time while dealing with economic inequality, we need to address half of the main sources of humiliation and anger.
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In the new column, former Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the Democratic Party’s path forward is to make American dreams more affordable for young people. (Getty Image)
Emmanuel explains that there are two overlapping crises in the United States, lack of affordable housing and “shame and anger” Many young people feel In this country.
“These models are two aspects of the same coin. Just 30 years ago, the median age of first-time home buyers was 28. Today is 38. In 2000, the typical price of a single-family home was three times the annual income of a family – six times today.”
This is one of the main reasons “a third of young people now show a feeling of frustration.”
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Emanuel wrote in his column that young people, in particular, felt that the American dream was far from enough and became frustrated. (Reuters/Joshua Lott)
He continued, pointing out that men are particularly affected by this reality Democratic figures Want to admit it or not.
“But, in some aspects of my party, this crisis affects a gender with a special effect,” he said. “Like it or not, American men still grow up and believe that their role is to act as providers and protectors. When men bound by self-worth are bound by such desires, they will never be able to buy a house and they will definitely feel ashamed and angry.”
Emanuel argued that his party did not shy away from this or prioritize others, but instead addressed it because it was the real way to “save our democracy.”
“Democrats have been talking about democratic voting. But the solution can only be found if more voters are registered or mail-in voting is done. The problem is that the prosperity of a true generation today is difficult to achieve.”
He added: “It shouldn’t be a mystery: American democracy is almost totally unstable and the American dream becomes unbearable. Since this is no coincidence, we need to solve the House Ownership Challenge directly.”
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Emanuel said he was considering it in June Run for President On the 2028 Democratic vote, it has been touring the media in recent months, giving his party advice on how to rebound from the losses of the 2024 presidential election.
In a July interview with CNN, Emanuel provided some tough love for the party, Tell CNN host Dana Bash“Just let you know how bad we are – the Democrats are now less popular than Elon Musk. It should be like a wake-up call – how bad it is.”
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He continued: “You want to restore confidence in democracy? Restore confidence in the American Dream. Our ticketing party is our ticketing, making the American Dream and the middle class our North Star.”
