Ex-CNN anchor who ran for Congress says Democrats have become 'party of the status quo'

Former CNN big and failed Democratic legislature candidate John Avlon blasted his enactment successful the aftermath of its electoral losses this November, including his own.

Avlon, who mislaid to incumbent Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., successful New York's Congressional District 1 contention connected Election Day, told MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" connected Friday that voters spot the Democratic Party arsenic the "status quo" and not beardown capable connected the issues astir urgent astir urgent to Americans.

"They can’t beryllium the default enactment of the presumption quo. I deliberation that’s the astir unsafe spot to be. And I deliberation close present they are seen that way," Avlon told co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.

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Former CNN big and erstwhile Democratic Party legislature campaigner John Avlon said that his enactment has became perceived arsenic "status quo." (Screenshot/MSNBC)

The amusement brought Avlon connected to measurement successful connected what happened to the Democratic Party this cycle, particularly arsenic fashionable wide candidates were beaten by Republicans. One large nonaccomplishment they brought up was Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., who conceded to Republican campaigner Dave McCormick connected Thursday, pursuing much than 2 weeks of ballot counting successful Pennsylvania.

"Morning Joe" characterized Casey’s nonaccomplishment arsenic a "shot crossed the bow" from a formidable GOP, and asked Avlon for a postmortem connected that nonaccomplishment and others.

The erstwhile CNN anchor gave an honorable assessment, noting that his enactment failed successful speaking to the astir important concerns of American voters.

"I kept reasoning of 1 of my favourite quotes from Bill Clinton," helium began. "He said, ‘People volition ballot for beardown and incorrect each time.’ And I deliberation the Democratic Party has a spot occupation connected the issues that substance astir – idiosyncratic information and economical security. I deliberation those are the fundamentals."

Avlon argued that Democrats were excessively focused connected defence compared to assertive GOP messaging and past were seen arsenic the presumption quo. "Democrats got to get disconnected defence and play offense," helium said, elsewhere noting that Republicans were capable to look much appealing.

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Freshman GOP Rep. Nick LaLota defeated erstwhile CNN anchor John Avlon successful U.S. legislature contention for New York connected Election Day this year.  (Getty Images)

"And so, radical volition instrumentality a accidental if they look similar determination are bold solutions connected the different side."

Avlon besides suggested that his enactment did not bash capable to code the "civic decline" that Americans person been feeling. "But if radical consciousness that that civic diminution is going on, Democrats person to beryllium taking that connected and being the leaders of that reform, different they’re gonna get caught up successful a wave," helium said.

Later connected successful the segment, Scarborough pushed back, saying that the Democratic Party had to code different superior issues, similar the "authoritarian" menace of the Republican Party and President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged "threats of retribution" to his governmental enemies.

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Avlon, who repeatedly hammered Trump connected specified topics during his media tenure, admitted that those issues simply weren’t arsenic "urgent" arsenic the system and borderline security.

"Look, I deliberation beingness is simply a conflict betwixt the urgent and the important. And I deliberation for a batch of radical the urgent issues they look are astir affordability, right... and astir feelings of idiosyncratic safety."

He continued, "And here’s wherever Democrats gotta get the large things right. If radical don’t consciousness safe, if they don’t consciousness economically secure, everything other is secondary."