- Mike Nellis, democratic strategist
We have a lot of leaders who are very smart, care passionately about the issues, but they can’t go do the media the way that we need them to,
Nellis said
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Axios- Amanda Litman, the job, and progressive activist
The fact that the margin was so close makes this so frustrating. Millions of people are going to lose their health care,
said Amanda Litman, the president of the group Run for Something and author of “When We’re in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership.”
NBC News - David Hogg (American politician), vice Chair
It is undeniable, though, that with less Democratic members it gives Trump greater ability to pass what he wants through Congress. And this never had to happen,
Hogg said
NBC News Members often continue to run for the right reasons — there’s always unfinished business in public service — but continuing to run with major illnesses leads to painful ends to otherwise accomplished careers,
said Ashley Schapitl, a former top communicator for Democratic senators and the Treasury Department
NBC NewsWe are protecting a system that has privileged seniority and entitlement over efficacy,... The system that protected Joe Biden and the system that protects our elected officials in Congress is the same one,
she said, adding... describing it as a mix of politicians’ egos and the acquiescence of staffers and party operatives who should know better
NBC News- Mike Nellis, democratic strategist
You get accused of ageism when you start having this conversation sometimes. But it’s like, look at an actuarial table,
said Mike Nellis, a veteran Democratic strategist who has worked as an adviser to former Vice President Kamala Harris
NBC News The establishment clings to a model that prioritizes seniority, fundraising and insider connections over fresh ideas and grassroots energy,
said Jain, who wrote the new book “Project 2027
NBC News- David Hogg (American politician), vice Chair
We have empowered the cruelty of Republicans and handed them an expanded majority because elderly Democratic leaders refused to step down. It is unconscionable,
Hogg told NBC News
NBC News - Mike Nellis, democratic strategist
There’s a generational change problem throughout the Democratic Party,
Nellis said, calling for new consultants, campaign managers, communicators and surrogates, in addition to new legislators
NBC News And no, the debate is not going to go away,
he said
NBC NewsThis conversation has to happen in public, because we’ve now seen it’s not happening in private,
she said
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