The Democratic Party has a new strategy.
According to The New York Times, leading Democrats are keen to embrace a strategy known as “Dark Woke.”
Their report states:
As liberals try to get their groove back, some party insiders say Democratic politicians have been encouraged to embrace a new form of combative rhetoric aimed at winning back voters who have responded to President Trump’s no-holds-barred version of politics.
It’s an attempt to step outside the bounds of the political correctness that Republicans have accused Democrats of establishing. And it requires being crass but discerning, rude but only to a point. Online, it has a name: “Dark woke.”
The strategy is said to be inspired by thicko Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s, who is known for her vulgarity, low-intellect and foul mouthed rants.
The smoment in question involved Crockett’s response to Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia after she mocked her “fake eyelashes.”
Crockett lashed out after House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer refused to discipline Marjorie Taylor Greene for violating decorum rules and took a shot at her appearance in the process.
“Mr. Chair, a point of order,” Crockett said. “I’m just curious, just to better understand your ruling.”
”If someone on this committee then starts talking about somebody’s bleach blonde bad built butch body, that would not be engaging in personalities, correct?”
Oh wow, Jasmine Crockett goes off on Marjorie Taylor Greene and Luna pic.twitter.com/AShjGfPXoe
— Acyn (@Acyn) May 17, 2024
The Times explains:
Ms. Crockett’s moment became a meme. It was printed on T-shirts. It got her an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel. And now, Democratic strategists say, it has become a perfect example of “dark woke.”
The reach of Ms. Crockett’s comment seemed to show that Democratic clapbacks could permeate into cultural spaces, giving the leaders who delivered them new platforms to spread their ideas. To a new, younger generation of Democratic staffers, this was exactly the link they had seen their opponents exploiting for years.
Prominent supporters of the strategy include Minnesota Governor TIm Walz, who after failing as Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential nominee is now considering his own run in 2028.
Meanwhile, a Democratic National Committee spokesperson said the party’s main X account has gained one million followers this year, crediting several viral moments—some reflecting the “dark woke” style—for generating over 800 million impressions across platforms.
It is not the first time that the left have tried to turn a meme into a cringeworthy cultural trend.
During the term of Joe Biden, Democrats tried to promote the idea of “Dark Brandon,” a meme meant to portray him as sharp, defiant, and in control, often in contrast to his evident mental decline.
