CNN's black sheep issues blistering reality check over who he thinks should lead the Democratic Party

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

CNN pundit Scott Jennings has mercilessly mocked the ailing Democratic Party while musing about the lack of viable candidates to become their next leader.
Conservative commentator Jennings, 47, who is somewhat of a black sheep on the left-leaning channel, poked fun at several top Democrats for being too radical or incompetent to stand a chance at orchestrating the floundering party's comeback.
He took aim specifically at Wes Moore's communication skills, and Tim Walz, who he said 'is a special mixture of extreme buffoonery and a mean spirit', after the duo appeared at a Democratic rally in South Carolina the day before.
Jennings spoke on CNN's State of the Union show Sunday morning while sitting beside Democrat Representative for Michigan Debbie Dingell, whose summary of where her party is heading prompted his brutal takedown.
'Democrats have to stop being against Donald Trump and start being for something. We've got to lay out our agenda for what we're going to do,' Dingell said.
Jennings disagreed, saying the Democrats 'are for things'. 'I'll defend the Democrats,' he said.
'They are for things: illegal aliens. You're for boys in girl's sports. I mean, you are for things,' he added as Dingell repeatedly said 'no, no.'
'That's why you have such struggles right now in your party, because you're not for anything that's on the right side of any of the 80/20 issues that are driving this cultural divide in America,' Jennings continued.
'I think Wes Moore is actually a pretty talented communicator. The other person who spoke in South Carolina, Tim Walz, is a special mixture of extreme buffoonery and a mean spirit, which is a toxic brew. He is not the future of the Democratic Party.
'Moore is interesting. Moore is interesting, probably more interesting than some of the radicals you have out there - Crockett, AOC - I mean, those are the true leaders of your party right now.' 'But you'd probably be better off replacing them with Moore.'
Minnesota Governor Walz used his appearance at the South Carolina rally on Saturday to encourage his supporters at the South Carolina rally to 'bully the s*** out of Donald Trump.
The 2024 vice presidential candidate slammed the President and told the crowd to bully Trump, bestowing him the nickname the 'cruel man,' claiming that liberals 'need to be meaner.'
Walz branded Trump a 'wannabe dictator' and 'existential threat' to democracy and he urged his fellow Democrats to abandon their usual approach and get tough with Trump.
It comes as a recent CNN poll indicated that liberals believe New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the person who best reflects the party's key principles.
However, there wasn't a clear winner and many respondents had no opinion at all.
The survey asked Democrats and Democratic-leaning Independent voters which politician best reflects the core values of the Democratic Party today.
Ten percent of voters chose AOC while former Vice President Kamala Harris was a close second with nine percent of the votes.
Sanders came in third with eight percent while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was placed fourth with six percent.
Former President Barack Obama and Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett were tied for fifth with four percent.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer were all tied at two percent.
Another fifteen Democrats including some lawmakers and governors each received one percent of the votes, while a whopping 26 percent of respondents had no opinion.
Trump allies greeted the results of the poll as good news as the progressive Democratic congresswoman has long been accused of being too far left by moderates.
Conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro also shared the poll on his show, dubbing the results 'brutal' for Democrats.
He claimed the New York Congresswoman is 'totally out of touch with most Americans.'
The survey conducted March 6-9 included 1,206 respondents and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.