{"id":22702,"date":"2026-04-04T13:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/obamas-former-chief-of-staff-says-democrats-have-lost-the-plot-with-everyday-americans\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:05:25","slug":"obamas-former-chief-of-staff-says-democrats-have-lost-the-plot-with-everyday-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/obamas-former-chief-of-staff-says-democrats-have-lost-the-plot-with-everyday-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama\u2019s Former Chief Of Staff Says Democrats Have \u2018Lost The Plot\u2019 With Everyday Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Chicago Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel turned the spotlight back on his own party, saying that a number of recent policy positions had put Democrats at odds with a majority of Americans and proved that they had \u201clost the plot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emanuel joined the \u201cFifth Column\u201d podcast, hosted by Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch, and said that, especially on several key cultural issues, Democrats had gone all in on positions that ultimately alienated some of their own voters.<\/p>\n

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Rahm Emanuel \u2014 Obama\u2019s Chief of Staff, Clinton\u2019s political director \u2014 just said it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost the plot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emanuel: 50% of American kids aren\u2019t reading at grade level. Reading and math scores at a 30-year low. The Democratic Party\u2019s response was bathroom access and trans athletes\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VjvaZO08pc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake (@JakeCan72) April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe lost the plot,\u201d he said. \u201cWe as Democrats nationally, from \u2018Latinx,\u2019 to defunding the police, to \u2018police organizations are all racist,\u2019 to bringing a set of cultural wars to our schools. We are on the losing side of those cultural wars. Full stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are worried about bathroom access and locker room access. Why don\u2019t you focus on classroom excellence?\u201d Rahm asked, adding, \u201cYou have 50% of our kids not reading at grade level.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the podcast hosts pushed back, saying that all Democrats had to do was address both topics at once: keep fighting the culture war while also addressing everyday issues like education, the economy, and health care.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve proven you can\u2019t, because you\u2019ve permitted a 30-year low in reading and math scores, and nobody seems to be calling the whistle on this,\u201d Emanuel argued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve lost the plot,\u201d Emanuel said again, claiming that had happened \u201cbecause the party got unanchored.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emanuel, who also previously served as White House Chief of Staff to former President Barack Obama, said that successful Democrats in the past had always been \u201canchored\u201d to values or specific issues that resonated with everyday Americans. Instead, Emanuel argued, the party had in recent years embraced issues that undermined some of the core values it had held for decades.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019ll just take one on that I shouldn\u2019t,\u201d Emanuel said. \u201cSo, here goes: I remember fighting for Title IX. The reason we are champions in women\u2019s sports in the Olympics in soccer, hockey, is Title IX. Why would you undercut the premise of Title IX with the ability of trans [identifying] men playing in women\u2019s sports?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, it\u2019s insane! You\u2019re undermining one of the great accomplishments we as a country, but also spearheaded by the Democratic Party, Title IX! And we\u2019re undercutting it!\u201d he exclaimed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n