The Democratic Party is still in shambles following the disaster they experienced in 2024, and it doesn't appear that anyone is coming to save them soon.
According to Fox News, a New York Times columnist said those in the Democratic Party hoping for the party to be rescued by former President Barack Obama will be sorely disappointed, as he's reportedly not coming.
Columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom went as far as calling those hoping for Obama to rescue them "weak," arguing that the party needs to work on saving itself and not count on outside forces.
Many were hoping for Michelle Obama to run for the presidency, which would have surely given the party an extreme advantage, but she has repeatedly stated that she's not interested in that at this piont in her life.
The columnist seemed to think that anti-ICE riots and other street-level antics would be the best way to "protect" the party.
"We must start asking how we can save ourselves. We are seeing the start of that in places like Los Angeles, San Antonio and Raleigh, N.C.," she wrote, referencing the anti-ICE protests taking place in L.A. and other cities. "Only direct, sustained protest will protect us."
The columnist, obviously stricken with Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), accused the president of leading Americans into "dangerous territory" after he deployed National Guard members and U.S. military troops to help assist law enforcement with the riots.
Fox News noted:
Cottom diagnosed those who believe that Obama will come back to save the party with "Obama Derangement Syndrome" (ODS). She argued that even if Obama did make his return to the political arena, he would have a difficult time competing in the "outrage era" of social media algorithms and big tech monopolies.
"Anyone who has talked to a stranger about the news knows how our shared reality has deteriorated. It’s not just the uninformed. It’s the ill informed who believe A.I.-generated videos, share political memes about stolen elections and engage in the most unhinged political infotainment imaginable," the columnist wrote. "That’s the bell that those with O.D.S. imagine Obama can unring."
The columnist stated that there are potential party heads in the wings, including "Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Some on the left have called for their own version of Joe Rogan, while others want the left's equivalent to Trump -- someone who can sell the party's message to the masses.
So far, there's nobody that matches either of those ideal scenarios for Democrats.
The party is struggling to overcome what happened to it last year, that's for sure.
Only time will tell if someone comes out of the woodwork and helps revive it, but it'll be a difficult job, to say the least.
