Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said one of the reasons the Democratic Party is losing so decisively in the 2024 presidential election is because it has “lost touch” with working-class voters.

O’Brien, a fourth-generation Teamster, told Fox News host Neil Cavuto about “Your World.” 2024 race It turned out to be an “economic choice”. He argued that the Democratic Party “wants to talk down” to working-class voters rather than listen to their concerns about gas, housing and food prices.

“Instead of holding on and trying to find solution to the problem“Democrats have taken a position that their views matter, and that’s what matters,” O’Brien said Tuesday.

“You know, social issues are important, but at the end of the day, it’s about putting food on the table, it’s about being able to pay for a house, and despite the rhetoric of ‘this is the best economy ever’ you know, it hasn’t actually happened. I believe it’s an economic decision.”

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Labor union with more than 1 million members, did not approve then-candidate Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race, citing “several commitments” from both candidates. The disapproval was widely seen as a blow to Harris’ campaign, as the Teamsters noted. Endorsed every Democrat He has been a presidential candidate since 2000.

O’Brien said he had “no regrets” about the union not supporting Trump, even though many working-class Americans voted for the president-elect.

“You know, the vote we took was very broad. Obviously it was directed at President Trump, but we still have a large base of voters who are Democrats, who vote Democrat. So we stand behind this decision that we made as a board of directors, and I will stand behind it as well,” he added. .

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NBC News national political correspondent Steve Kornacki broke down The Republican Party’s gains with working-class voters underscore Trump’s gains with those under 30 and those making $50,000 a year or less.

Before Trump, voters under 30 went Democratic by a 23-point margin, and those with incomes of $50,000 or less went Democratic by a 22-point margin.

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It was revealed that in the 2024 elections, voters under the age of 30 supported the Democrats by 11 points and voters with incomes of $ 50,000 or less shifted to Republicans By 3 points.

Voters will make their choices at voting booths at the early voting site in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on October 17, 2024. Many counties affected by Hurricane Helene saw a large turnout of residents on the first day of early voting in Weste. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images/Getty Images)

The good news for Democrats, O’Brien said, is that “they have the opportunity to refocus and try to take back why they lost the working class.”

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“They have a lot of soul searching to do, and look, I said this in another interview earlier today, you know the Democratic Party needs to do this. take a look in the mirror and maybe we can say Chuck Schumer’s time is up. Maybe (Nancy) Pelosi’s time is over. “Let’s find out who will be best for the party,” he added.

Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union held a roadside protest in Plymouth, Minnesota. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Getty Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders issued a statement on November 6 echoing similar claims that the Democratic Party had “abandoned” working-class voters.

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“It shouldn’t be too surprising that the Democratic Party, which has abandoned working-class people, sees the working class abandoning them, too,” Sanders said. wrote to xformerly Twitter. “While the democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they are right.”