Sam Rasoul Quotes About Democratic Party

• Losing elections all across America, and the American people clearly saying the Democratic Party is no longer the party of the people, I don't know how much more objective you can get than that.

  Sam Rasoul

  Party, People, Losing

• The Democratic Party says we're inclusive, but it's clear sometimes we are not as inclusive. People see hypocrisy, they don't see alignment and values, and that's why there's a lack of trust. Moving forward, I want to be part of fighting for the heart and soul of the party saying we need to redefine our values and operationalize them.

  Sam Rasoul

  Moving Forward, Party, Heart

• Regardless of the Islamophobia, where we have gone wrong in the Democratic Party and the American left is to play wholeheartedly into identity politics, which divides us just as much as it can unite us. We need to take a long hard look. We can celebrate our identities and our heritage, we can understand, you know, but we don't need to be melting pot. We can be a solid ball with all the different pieces.

  Sam Rasoul

  Party, Long, Identity

  "Sam Rasoul on Democracy, The Democratic Party and Identity". Interview With Amina Chaudary, www.theislamicmonthly.com. May 10, 2017.

• We need to be fighting and rallying around the common American values. This is where the Democratic Party needs to learn and grow as we move forward.

  Sam Rasoul

  Party, Moving, Fighting

• I think the Democratic Party is firmly in the wilderness right now and doesn't know exactly what to do. We talk about trust. Fundamentally, the American people have lost a lot of trust in both parties, but in particular, my party. Growing trust is a very simple calculation: People want to know what your values are, and they watch your behaviors. If your behaviors align with your values, then they trust you. If you say I'm for the people, but we're just as bought off as the other party, or we say we're for fairness, but we gerrymander just like the other side, people see.

  Sam Rasoul

  Party, Simple, Thinking

  "Sam Rasoul on Democracy, The Democratic Party and Identity". Interview With Amina Chaudary, www.theislamicmonthly.com. May 10, 2017.

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