E be like sey Democratic Party dey shift towards Bernie Sanders-style politics. After dem win big for November 4 elections, unity dey show small small among different groups inside the party.
First, 'affordability' turn slogan for everybody to come together. Moderates, populists, and socialists agree sey Democrats must campaign on top of cost-of-living wahala and blame Donald Trump for the broken economy.
At the same time, big people for the party – left, right, and center – quietly agree to leave 'wokeness' matter and focus on common-sense appeals to American unity and equality. Ideologically, we dey see the same movement. Last week, for the Atlantic, dem talk sey the left side don pull the moderates towards populism, while the centrists don win debates on top of some cultural issues.
And this week, James Carville – wey be like enemy to every left-wing Democrat and Bernie Sanders voter, the person wey plan Clintonian centrism – write for New York Times sey e don become populist.
Carville (James Carville!) dey describe wetin Democrats suppose do:
“I be 81-year-old man now, and I know sey for many people mind, I carry the torch from centrist political era. But e clear even to me sey Democratic party must run on top of the most populist economic platform since the Great Depression.”
Carville dey support program wey include raising...
Wetin Dis Mean for Ghana?
Even though dis one dey happen for America, e get lessons for Ghana politics too. People want leaders wey dey focus on their problems, like cost of living and jobs. If political parties no listen to wetin the masses want, dem go lose support.
Whether na America or Ghana, populism fit be the way to win elections if e focus on real issues and no just empty promises.