LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A red wave is potentially becoming a red wall for Democrats, creating multiple roadblocks for them in the next two to four years, at the federal and state level.
Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Grant Tennille is reflecting on 2024 election night not even 24 hours ago, while also looking ahead.
“In a lot of ways, you feel energized,” Tennille said. “You realize it’s time to go back to the woodshed and figure out, ‘What’s our message? What are we really for and how do we build a coalition that can start to win again?’”
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Republican strategist Bill Vickery told KARK 4 News he believes at the state and federal level it’s about the “meat and potato” issues, things like the price of eggs, the roads you drive on and the school your kids go to.
“At the federal level, I think for Democrats, they probably have a 24-month strategy to focus on the House and take that back next election cycle,” Vickery said.
Tennille told KARK 4 News he thinks it’s obvious the economy played a huge role in last night’s election, and Democrats did not do a good enough job convincing voters that they are living in a good economy.