Democratic 'Party Apparatus' Needs New Leadership
Sen. Cory Booker told CNN on Sunday that Democrats need to stop focusing on party mechanics and start rebuilding trust with voters, arguing that the Democratic "party apparatus" has failed to meet the moment and "desperately needs new leadership." JAKE TAPPER, CNN: I guess my question is, how can the Democratic Party hope to win tomorrow if it won't even honestly confront the problems of yesterday? SEN. CORY BOOKER: Well, first of all, I have had frustrations, as you and I were talking off camera, with the Democratic Party for a long time. And the DNC has got to do a lot better if they're going to meet this moment in history. What I see when I travel around, though, is not people concerned with the Democratic Party. And my advice to the party leaders is that, be less concerned about the party and far more concerned about the American people. The American people have lost trust because of all politics as usual. People are suffering, people are hurting, and they're going to support the leaders. And I'm seeing this in Talarico, in Ossoff, in Cooper in North Carolina, that those leaders are stepping up and saying, I don't give a damn about parties. I care about people. You cannot lead the people if they don't trust you, and that's what's lacking right now with the party apparatus. But the people running out there that I'm running around this country trying to support, they're building real trust with the American people, and that's my hope. TAPPER: So what's the message from Leader Schumer or Leader Jeffries on helping the American people? I mean, I cover this for a living, and I'm not sure there's a coherent message about, elect Democrats because this is what we're going to do. I mean, I know you all hate Trump, but what else? BOOKER: Well, that's, again, plainly what I have been saying. You are not going to win this election just by what you're against. You need to start articulating who you're for and what you're for. Have a vision that's compelling that not
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