A Democratic campaign operative and former fundraiser penned an op-ed revealing her decision to exit the party after the Democratic National Convention.
A Democratic campaign operative revealed that she is exiting the party after volunteering at last month's Democratic National Convention, which left her 'disenchanted' with Democratic leadership. In a Newsweek op-ed published Tuesday, Evan Barker described how she went from raising 'tens of millions of dollars' for Democrats to distancing herself from a party she now believes is 'totally out of touch' with everyday Americans.
found myself feeling disenchanted, lost, sad, and alone. As someone who has given her life to Democratic politics, it was devastating. But if I'm being honest, it wasn't totally surprising,' she continued. Barker said she was raised in a family of blue-collar union Democrats near Kansas City, a 'long ways away from the glitz, glamor, and ostentatious wealth I'd become accustomed to seeing in and around Democratic politics.
When I went to the DNC last month, I was truly hoping to be re-inspired, to feel the same love for the party I felt as a teenager when I pounded the pavement for Barack Obama. I can still recall the immense joy I felt after he won, running into the street with hundreds of other people to dance to ‘Thriller,’' she wrote. 'But instead of giving me back that feeling, the DNC was where it finally hit me: It's impossible to unsee what I've seen. I can only go forward.
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