Research Briefing

THEY SAID IT!

Harold Ford Says Democratic Party Is Out Of Touch With The American People

HAROLD FORD BLASTS DEMOCRATS FOR BEING “TOO SLOW TO CHANGE,” FOCUSING ON GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE INSTEAD OF JOBS. “These are tough times, and the New Yorkers I have met are facing economic adversity with grace and dignity … And yet too few in the Democratic Party are really willing to break with orthodoxy to meet these challenges. We need leaders as good as the people they represent — leaders focused on creating jobs, keeping taxes low, helping small businesses and restoring faith in government. Voting for health care legislation that imposes billions in new taxes on New Yorkers … is not good for the people of this state … the party has been too slow to change.”  (Harold Ford, Jr., “Why I’m Not Running For The Senate,” The New York Times, 3/2/10)