Post by Logan on Jan 17, 2017 23:20:43 GMT -6
Credit: John Wilcox
Congressman Joe Kennedy III speaks at a grassroots briefing held by the Massachusetts Democratic Party at Newton South High School. Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III, breaking ranks with other Democrats who are trashing President-elect Donald Trump and boycotting his inaugural, is imploring his party’s rank and file to figure out why middle American voters went Republican in November.
“Somewhere along the way, we lost their trust. We have to get it back,” Kennedy said tonight, departing from many in his party who have sought to cast blame for the loss elsewhere.
Kennedy rallied roughly 160 Democrats in a high school cafeteria in deep-blue Newton, giving a brief outline of what he sees as the future of his party.
An important step, he said, is to find out why people voted for Trump, rather than reacting to everything he posts on Twitter.
Read more: www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2017/01/joek3_democrats_heal_thyselves