'Not Normal': Democrats Are Warning Other Dems to Stop Talking Weird

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Democrats are already strategizing for the midterms and some are worried that members of their party are using language that may further disconnect them from voters.

They say these Dems sound like professors.

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that there is concern over the use of certain left-wing terms such as “oligarchs,” “equity,” “justice-involved populations” and “intersectionality.”

Yeah, normal people don't talk like this.

Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego told the Post, “Some words are just too Ivy League-tested terms.”

Gallego added, "I’m going to piss some people off by saying this, but ‘social equity’... why do we say that? Why don’t we say, ‘We want you to have an even chance?'”

He has a point.

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told the Post that it's "not normal" how some Democrats speak.

“I believe that, over time, and probably for well-meaning reasons, Democrats have begun to speak like professors and started using advocacy-speak that was meant to reduce stigma, but also removed the meaning and emotion behind words,” Beshear said.

“It makes Democrats or candidates using this speech sounding like they’re not normal,” Beshear added. “It sounds simple, but what the Democratic Party needs to do is be normal and sound normal.”

Earlier this month, Democratic strategist James Carville echoed the same criticism. He said using words such as “oligarchy,” “equity” and “generational change” are “just not helpful" to Democrats.

“We’re going to have limited time to make our case," Carville said of Dems. "When we have whatever limited time we have, and we’re fighting back at all this, I think we should be very careful..."

He continued, "So when you hear your elected representatives and you hear Democrats or you hear sane people using words that are not the right word, let them know that that kind of language is not helpful."

“It doesn’t mean you’re a bad person — it’s just not helpful," Carville noted.

It's probably not helpful, but Democrats lost big in 2024 for reasons beyond mere language.

But speaking like this really doesn't sound normal. Maybe the decision to do so didn't come from anyone normal to begin with?

Likely.

Democrats should probably take another look at their terrible policies too.

That could help.