OPINION:
Most Times readers are likely old enough to know that the Democratic Party used to be the party of the working man. My father-in-law was the union president for steel workers in Baltimore, Maryland, and like me, a die-hard Democrat. That was 40 years ago.
Today, the Democratic Party he knew is unrecognizable.
The working class is now all made up of Trumpers. President Trump drove a garbage truck, served fries at a McDonald’s drive-through and ran on no-taxes-on-tips, a masterful job of identifying with the working man and woman.
What did Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris do? She staged glitzy performances featuring Oprah and Beyonce and got kudos and lots of money from actor George Clooney and other Hollywood celebrities.
My one-time party has become more than tone-deaf; it’s now arrogant, its compassion for the working class exposed as the ruse it is.
The Democrats are struggling for a message and someone to articulate that undefined message. Enter Zohran Mamdani. But is he the answer the party is looking for? He is a young, energetic, attractive, charismatic candidate resonating with the poor, and as the charlatan and socialist he is, he’s making promises he cannot possibly keep.
If Mr. Mamdani thinks his lane is that of the working class, someone needs to tell him that lane is already occupied: by President Trump.
CHUCK EARY
West Fenwick, Delaware
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