These individuals, once supporters of Democratic candidates, endorsed President-elect Donald Trump in 2024, marking a significant shift in their political affiliations. Jones voiced his concerns at The New York Times' DealBook Summit on December 4, emphasizing that these "rebels" now feel unwelcome within the Democratic Party's ranks.
According to the Daily Caller, Jones urged the Democratic Party to address this issue candidly. He stated, “I hope the party takes a chance to look at the fact that we pushed all our rebels out of this party. We had a rebellion in our party in 2016; it was called [Independent Vermont Sen.] Bernie Sanders. You had a rebellion in your party in 2016; it was called Donald Trump. Your rebel won. Our rebel lost. And then since then, the rebels in our party have been pushed out. RFK was a rebel inside of our party. He wanted to run against [President] Joe Biden fair and square, the DNC wouldn’t let him — pushed him out.”
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Kennedy, who had initially challenged Biden for the Democratic nomination, announced his independent presidential run in October 2023. This move was seen as a clear indication of the growing divide within the party.
Jones further highlighted the party's alienation of other key figures, stating, “You can walk down the list. Don’t forget Elon Musk was a [former Democratic presidential candidate] Andrew Yang Democrat four years ago. He’s out. You can walk down a list. Joe Rogan was very favorable toward Michelle Obama. He was a Bernie guy. He’s out. So there’s something that’s happened in this party where the rebels in this party no longer feel like they have a place, and we’ve got to be able to talk about that stuff honestly.”
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Musk, who supported Yang's candidacy in 2019 and voted for Biden in 2020, and Rogan, who endorsed Sanders in 2020, are among those who have distanced themselves from the Democratic Party.
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Political analyst Mark Halperin echoed Jones' sentiments, arguing that the Democratic Party is rife with "plenty of bullies." He stated, “You had the logical conclusion: well, maybe our very old, infirm president should get a primary challenge [in 2020]. Well, why didn’t he, except from Dean Phillips? Because bullies — bullies who worked for Joe Biden — called people who got out of line and said, ‘Get back in line or you’ll have a price to pay.’”
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Halperin suggested that this bullying behavior may have cost the Democrats the White House. He added, “By bullying people into silence, they allowed Joe Biden to keep the nomination up until it was too late, in the view of the vice president’s people, belatedly, to replace him and win.” This critique underscores the need for the Democratic Party to reassess its approach to internal dissent and the potential consequences of alienating key figures and supporters.
