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Journalist Amie Parnes from The Hill recently expressed concerns about the current state of the Democratic Party during an appearance on CNN with Jake Tapper. Parnes said the party is in even worse condition than immediately following their loss in the 2024 election.

During the discussion, Parnes noted ongoing internal conflicts and shared that some party strategists believe a complete overhaul might be necessary. "Democrats still have no leader, no message and no ideas on how to solve these problems," she said.

In a conversation with Tapper, Parnes remarked, “It’s honestly even worse right now, Jake. And I think they’re scrambling to find out who their leader is, but they’re also in the midst of an identity crisis. They don’t know who they are right now. They don’t know what their message is."

The discussion extended to comments Parnes made about the need for accountability and strategic restructuring within the party. She stated, “I’ve said this repeatedly over the last couple days, but I think what they need to do and what I think a lot of strategists are telling me is that they need to almost burn the house down, but not only burn the house down, accept some accountability and say, this is what went wrong."

Watch the video of Amie Parnes speaking on the matter:

Amie Parnes: Democrats Are Telling Me They Need To Burn The House Down, Accept Accountability pic.twitter.com/VxR8brAn0r

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Parnes highlighted the party's current direction as lacking substantive offerings to the American public. "Democrats can’t seem to help themselves. They don’t have anything serious to offer the American people."