How can we get truly excited about the possibility of adding more seats for African American representation in Alabama if the Black leaders who have not produced anything of substance do what they usually do which is install or push for the person who shows loyalty to Reed & Company like Trump in the Republican Party? It’s the exact same tactic of no one elevating without showing blind loyalty to one flawed leader, but we don’t want to admit that, and that’s why it will continue, so stay tuned for more antics by people out of touch with the people they’re supposed to represent.
Aging, failing, and weak leadership in the Alabama political and religious black community is at an all-time high, and until black party leaders address this real issue, the party will continue down this path of failure and lackluster election results. Older black leaders have a problem with stepping aside for the younger generation, embracing millennials, and putting them into party leadership positions with free will. If you see one now, then they’re 9 times out of 10 being groomed to be just as ineffective as all the others who show Joe Reed this Trump-like loyalty, even if it hurts the party as a whole. The leadership of Joe Reed has hurt the party, and the sad reality is that the older black leaders are infected with the same loser strategy of Reed & Company. They’re so captured in that mess that they can’t see what would be best for the party because many of them can’t see beyond themselves.
The numbers don’t lie; the Alabama Democratic leadership of Reed is that of a loser, and the numbers don’t lie. One of the main reasons is these leaders have almost no connection to the grassroots and to the people; they’re just a face under the Democratic column at election time. Ever since the Republicans framed up former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, the party leaders have been acting timid and afraid. What were Alabama Democrats doing when Democrat Don Siegelman, who is the only person to win all of Alabama’s top elected offices: Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lt. Governor, and Governor? Democrats had backbone then as compared to now when it looks like they’re crying instead of fighting when you see them on TV if you even do see them respond.
Another problem with Alabama Democrats is they’re too slow to respond to very important issues, sometimes a week or two afterward, and that’s a sure sign of a losing template. We live in a fast world, and they just can’t keep up, and that’s the area where we need millennials the most. When you have a group of older out-of-touch leaders who try to do everything themselves and at the same time micro-manage the lackeys they’ve backed and installed, then the slow responses you see out of the Alabama Democratic Party will continue to plague us. We at the grassroots continue to see Alabama Republicans make comments, moves, gestures, and laws that are blatantly targeted toward our community and diverse party, but Alabama Democrats are always slow to respond and slow for action, and we’re targeting our own.
The apathy among the black voting public is 90-95% due to the actions of Reed & Company, and that will be the state of the party until this Trump-like situation is resolved. You don’t have to take me, The Grassroots Mouthpiece, for it because members of the Democratic National Committee said that they are concerned about the operations of the Alabama Democratic Party and the elimination of several caucuses intended to ensure a diversity of voices in party affairs. Some of these caucuses have put up good numbers for Alabama Democrats. How are you going to attract more youth and build the party when you’ve just cut the youth caucus? Why would a youth or millennials want to come to a party that eliminated a caucus that addresses their core issue? Ask yourself, out of all the problems we have as a party, why would we ostracize anyone? Has the MAGA fever reached the Democratic Party leadership?