New York Senator Chuck Schumer admitted Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that Democrats have only themselves to blame for recent losses.
Schumer said the Democratic loss in the GA-06 special election shows that the party needs to embrace a “strong, bold, sharp-edged, and common-sensed economic agenda.”
He bragged about attending a Yankee game and sitting next to a trucker wearing an “I am a deplorable” t-shirt, implying those are the types of voters the Democrat Party needs to appeal to.
“When you lose an election, you don’t blame other people,” Schumer admitted. “You blame yourself.”
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Schumer says Democrats were missing economic message in 2016: “When you lose an election, you don’t blame other people. You blame yourself.” pic.twitter.com/pExnfYsXrv
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 25, 2017
Other Democrats, such as Rep. Tim Ryan and Rep. Kathleen Rice, have touted a similar message following the special election defeats, but have gone even further and said it is time for new party leadership.