CNN host tells Democrats that party is dominated by 'elites' who risk 'groupthink'

CNN big Abby Phillip called connected the Democratic Party to cull "groupthink" and let for viewpoints to beryllium heard, particularly successful news media and successful elite circles similar the Ivy League. 

"You tin make absorbing contented that is not safe," Phillip said successful a sheet astatine Harvard Kennedy School, archetypal noted by Mediaite. "We've had immoderate moments that are not comfy hap astatine the table." 

Phillip, a postgraduate of Harvard University, said that elites, particularly successful the Democratic Party, progressively lone physique statement successful conversations with each other. 

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CNN big Abby Phillip called connected the Democratic Party to cull "groupthink" and let for viewpoints to beryllium heard, particularly successful elite circles. (Getty Images)

"I person observed that elites progressively speech lone to each different and travel to judge that due to the fact that determination is statement among them that that statement is shared broadly and determination are not capable voices that are assured capable to disagree and to contiguous alternatives," Phillip said. 

"We arsenic a nine request to find amended ways to uplift divergent voices. Otherwise, we volition beryllium victims of groupthink," she continued. 

Phillip besides straight referenced an influential "activist class" successful the Democratic Party. 

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Phillip said that Republicans faced the "same cardinal issue" of groupthink earlier President-elect Trump changed the party. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"And determination is an activistic class, and this is peculiarly acute successful the Democratic Party close now, determination is an activistic people successful the Democratic Party that is multiracial, multiethnic," Phillip said. "It is diverse, but it’s an activistic class. And truthful due to the fact that of that, they’re not capable to spot extracurricular of that."

Phillip said that Republicans faced the "same cardinal issue" earlier President-elect Trump "broke them retired of it." 

"Democrats are successful that spot present wherever they person to interruption retired of it," she said. "And I deliberation it is simply a existent problem. It’s not arsenic elemental arsenic wokeness oregon whatever. It’s astir radical who are being incentivized to deliberation astir issues successful a peculiar way. And usually it's that airy switches either connected oregon off. There’s nary nuance due to the fact that they’re activists. They’re paid to benignant of beryllium successful this lane and if you’re determination successful between, past what’s the point? But astir radical are not successful 1 lane oregon another."

"There needs to beryllium a greater knowing of that," Phillip said. 

"There needs to beryllium much courageousness among radical to talk retired and to dependable diverging opinions," she added. "Otherwise, you know, I deliberation it’s a I deliberation it’s a existent issue, and it’s not conscionable the Ivy League. I deliberation it’s elitism successful general."

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