Phillip warned that Democrats could fall into “groupthink” if they don’t find a way to communicate with more diverse voices.
“I have observed that elites increasingly talk only to each other and come to believe that because there is consensus among them that that consensus is shared broadly and there are not enough voices that are confident enough to disagree and to present alternatives. And we as a society need to find better ways to uplift divergent voices. Otherwise, we will be victims of groupthink,” she cautioned.
Phillip’s remarks come as Democrats have been searching for answers after Republicans secured a trifecta following Election Day.
Several prominent Democrats and mainstream media figures have responded to the Election Day drubbing with a period of self-reflection, though it remains to be seen how long this introspective streak will last. Many others, however, reacted by melting down on social media, trying to rewrite history, or spreading wild conspiracy theories about the results.
Another CNN personality, Michael Smerconish, shared his own analysis of the election results, determining that the media played a significant role in securing Trump’s victory.
According to Fox News:
He wondered that perhaps if people were left to make their own decision about Trump without the media telling them how to vote, “they would have come to their own conclusion and rejected Donald Trump.”
“But I think that the constant browbeating and the combination of the media influence and the four indictments, one conviction, and showing, you know, that god-awful joke from Madison Square Garden a week in advance of the election on a loop — and I felt it, and I said it,” he told his Mediaite host.
Smerconish was referencing the controversial anti-Puerto Rican joke made by roast comic and Trump supporter Tony Hinchcliffe during Trump’s New York City rally last month, in which he called the U.S. territory a “floating island of garbage.”
The media characterized the joke as a huge insult to the Puerto Rican community coming from Trump’s campaign just days before the election.
Here’s a clip of Phillip’s recent remarks:
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