In the Democratic Party, 2025 will be a year of tension and posturing.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will make a bold attempt to seize power, but it won’t work. She’ll rally the progressive base, but her success will be limited. Instead, her party will likely flirt with a celebrity as its new standard-bearer—a fresh face with a Bernie-like perspective.
It won’t be Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but someone “rock-like”—charismatic, fresh, and just unconventional enough to capture attention. They’ll call it their Donald Trump. Jon Stewart, perhaps? My guess: it won’t stick.
The Democratic establishment is too entrenched. The old lions will keep marching down the same tired paths for a while longer. The results? Infighting—lots of it. Sparks of a movement for a fresh start will flicker, but there won’t be an ignition. The left will move further left, and the party will continue to wrestle with finding a coherent vision of itself.
Meanwhile, we’ll see the emergence of dozens of “Diet Joe Rogan” figures on the left. The New York Times will likely write about it, but these voices will fail to galvanize a movement. Joe Rogans don’t happen overnight.
And President Joe Biden? We’ll learn more about him, and my bet is he’s been sicker for longer than we’ve been told. In fact, I think he might be on death’s door.
Vice President Kamala Harris will try to reclaim relevance, but the moment has long passed her by—likely for good. Her peak is in the rearview mirror.
What do you think? Will Democrats find their way, or are they destined to spin their wheels for years to come? My bet? Not until 2030 or 2032 will we see a true resurgence.
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On that note, I’m James Brown, and as always, be well.
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