WATCH: Former Obama Intern and Democrat Campaign Worker Speaks Out After Attending the DNC as Volunteer

A former Obama intern and lifelong Democrat who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 has taken to social media to blast the Democrat Party in a scathing video that exposes what conservatives have long suspected: the party is out of touch, elitist, and disconnected from the real struggles of everyday Americans.

The woman, who identifies herself as Evan, posted the video on X, where she shared her disillusionment with the Democrat Party after attending the Democratic National Convention (DNC) as a volunteer.

Evan, who has dedicated much of her career to working in ‘progressive politics,’ signed up to volunteer at this year’s DNC, expecting to find renewed faith in the Democrat Party. Instead, she found herself more disillusioned than ever before.

“Okay, I’m going to get real in this, and it’s probably going to piss some people off,” Evan begins, setting the tone for her no-holds-barred exposé.

“I just got back from the DNC, where I signed up to volunteer. When I initially signed up to volunteer, Joe Biden was still the nominee; it wasn’t yet Kamala Harris. I’ve worked in progressive politics for a long time.

I have worked for many different Democratic candidates—Senate candidates, House candidates, and even some Democratic organizations. As the years have gone by, I found myself getting more and more disillusioned with the Democratic Party, although until now, I’ve never said that out loud or anywhere public. I just want to say that by saying this, I’m not necessarily saying that the other party is better. I’m just giving you my experience working with the Democrats.”

Evan reveals the unvarnished reality of campaign fundraising, where candidates devote countless hours courting wealthy donors instead of engaging with everyday voters. This systemic flaw, according to Evan, undermines the very democracy that the party claims to champion.

“Throughout my career, I’ve mostly done campaign fundraising, so I’ve seen the way that it works behind the scenes. I know that candidates spend 8, 9, 10 hours a day just calling donors and begging rich people for money. It’s pretty much the only people that they talk to.

Of course, sometimes they have to talk to voters, but the majority of their time is spent calling and begging rich people to give them money for their campaigns. What this inevitably means is that we don’t actually live in a democracy; it’s just rich people calling the shots and having the access to talk to the politicians.

They’re the ones that basically get their ear all day. They’re the ones that can help shape and prioritize what the politician actually focuses on. Even the politicians that detest this, that want to get big money out of politics, still have to play this game. They still have to make these calls. They still spend the same amount of time just calling rich people and begging them for money.

Unfortunately, once they get into office—if they get into office—they soon realize that the money machine is so great and the seduction of power is so immense that they no longer adhere to these values. When I first got into politics, I thought that Democrats were the party of the people.

The convention atmosphere struck Evan as elitist and disconnected from the struggles of average Americans. The speeches, filled with vague promises rather than concrete plans for economic relief, left her feeling angry and betrayed.

“But at the DNC this week, I felt like I was in a building with the most elite and out-of-touch people in the entire world. It very much felt like, “Let’s just have a huge party and forget all of our problems because the vibes are good.”

When I was there, I didn’t feel any connection to real America or the place that I come from, which is the Midwest—Kansas City, Kansas, and Missouri. I didn’t feel any connection to the people that I know right now who are struggling to buy their groceries or pay their rent. The people who want to know what both candidates are going to do to materially affect change in their lives.”

Evan’s disillusionment reached a breaking point during Kamala Harris’s speech, which she found devoid of substance.

“When I was there listening to the speeches, I felt myself getting mad because I didn’t hear anything about the economy—definitely not in Kamala’s speech, and not very much in the others as well.

Instead, I heard generic platitudes, things like “joy,” “respect,” and “integrity.” What does that even mean? “Let’s make the military the most lethal in the world.” I thought I was part of the anti-war party. I thought I was part of the party that fought for the underdog, that championed working people. When and how did we just become the party of academia, anemia, and affluence? Because that’s what we are right now.

How can we ever say that we’re going to fight corporate power or give a voice back to those communities that have been left behind when, above the delegates on the floor, in levels and levels of suites, donors and corporations were literally looking down on the people below from above?

That’s what Chris Cuomo said, and he is absolutely right. I went to the DNC this year hoping that I would feel reconnected to the Democratic Party, that I would have more of a sense of understanding of Kamala and her candidacy and what she stood for. But instead, I ended up leaving feeling the opposite—more disconnected and alone than ever.”

In a final, gut-wrenching admission, Evan declared, “I don’t think I can support Kamala Harris for president. I don’t even know if I can call myself a Democrat anymore. I don’t know who I’m going to support, but I know it’s not her.”

“Why not stand up against it? Record what goes on and by whom. Throw the crooks under the bus, with full details of what is going on.”

You’re an officer running a company as an employee. You have to pick your battles because they have a cost to the stockholders whether you lose or win. And if you win, what is it you won for the stockholders? Ninety-nine percent of the time you spent the stockholder’s money and got nothing for it. When governments do something bad to a company, it’s usually not outside their legal rights. So, they imposed a cost on you. That’s what governments do. What is there to fight or complain about. “But it isn’t FAIR!?” That’s not going to get you or the company or the stockholders anything. The government owns the game. They set the rules. You have to maneuver inside the bounds they set. doing otherwise is trying to bet against the house. It’s a losing proposition. So, you hire Hillary Clinton on the board and a bunch of lobbyists. That’s how the game is played. Trying to beat the system is a guaranteed loss. And remember, it’s not your money you’re gambling with. You have a fiduciary responsibility to do the thing most advantageous to the stockholders. Tilting at windmills is not part of your job.

“It is not tilting at windmills at all to report corruption within the government, that ONLY people in the higher levels of corporations can know of and prove.

Your defense of doing nothing has as its reason, responsibility to make money. Isn’t it a higher responsibility to do what is right?”

It’s not corruption. The government has the power to do anything they want. If they do something that’s not in your favor it’s because of, say, “Stopping Global Warming.” So, you’re running an oil company, and they are essentially going to tax you into running at a loss. That’s within their power to do. You really can’t even sue over it because government runs companies out of business all the time. Generally, it’s just by accident the same way a bull in a China shop will have unfortunate effects on the inventory.

The way bribes and kickbacks work there’s now almost no way to prove that’s what happened. Actually, you read about this all the time. A favorite is book contracts as it’s totally deniable and each step is in-and-of-itself totally legal. Politicians didn’t ask for any money. What I’m about to describe is, with minor variations, exactly how this works.

Your lobbyist goes to some minor functionary who has access to the big guy. They’re generally well “advertised.” Even you and I know who they are. In the case of Hillary Clinton that person was apparently Huma Abadin. (Of course, I’m using Hillary Clinton and Huma Abadin as straw “persons” as we know they’d never be involved in anything like I’m describing.) Your lobbyist just “chats” about whatever the subject is. Huma just chats about how Hillary wants to write another book. In this chatty moment your lobbyist may mention he’s been dealing with the publisher Harper-Rowe. Huma chattily says Hillary has been working with Random House and they’re negotiating around the three-million-dollar mark. When the chat is over...and your lobbyist knows when that is, he makes a call to Random House. He makes an appointment. If it’s on the phone, they may talk about the weather and then he may mention he’s been talking to Huma Abadin. The publisher will mention he’s thinking of giving Hillary a contract and it’s worth three million dollars.

I’m a bit fuzzy on how they get the money from the lobbyist to Random House, but it apparently happens. The one time I have direct knowledge it was at the state level and times were simpler. The lobbyist chats about the problem then says, “I’ve been thinking about giving the party (not the politician) a donation. What do you think is appropriate?” In the case I know about it was five thousand dollars or ten percent of the alternative. Check stroked, exemption delivered the next day by currier.

There is probably a dozen different legal and taxable ways this happens. Paying the taxes at every stage is important. That’s your fig leaf. A sum of three million plus, with probably ten percent to Random House, who will end up with a turkey that Costco will mark down to a dollar after just three weeks. But they aren’t out any money and they’re up the percentage.

The unspoken part of this transaction is your company probably won’t have any other issues for as long as that politician is in power. What did it cost? If you’re an oil company, then three million is a rounding error. According to the guy I used to know who was a director there’s an unspoken rule that once you’ve paid the vig they go away and don’t bother you.

Now let’s address the morality of this. Is it moral? Oh, hell no. But you’re a CEO running an oil company. What are your options? You might be able to go to court, but essentially what you’re claiming is the government isn’t being fair. They’re running you out of business or costing you profit. The court is going to say, “Well, that’s their right. You don’t have a cause for a case.”

Remember, nobody asked for a bribe. Everything that happened has what cyber security people call an “air gap.” Your lobbyist says, “I talked to Huma, and I think I can solve your problem. It’ll cost you four million dollars.” (I’m sure you can figure out who got what.)

You really do not have a choice. This is how the real-world works. If you, as the CEO, take any other route you are not acting as a fiduciary to the owners. In other words, any other action on your part is borderline criminal behavior.

You don’t like it. I don’t like it. It’s immoral. It’s unethical. I’m not advocating this reprehensible behavior. I’m just explaining how the world of politics works.

Think about Trump’s hush money case. I think the lawyer there may have been trying something like I described but he either got wrong or was trying to profit himself beyond a reasonable fee. Whatever he did, he screwed up. Or, others involved like the hooker, didn’t follow the “rules.” But whatever, I’m sure Trump didn’t know what was going on. You as the CEO won’t know the details either. And if the politicians are “honest” crooks, you get hit once and then you go back to making money. A good leach doesn’t’ try to suck any one mark dry or they will eventually go down badly. It’s a small community and the people in it all know each other. Which is why a phone call between Hillary Clinton and Jessy Jackson makes Jackson move on to another target.

In the above, what is right? The government does something it is impowered to do. You the CEO use the well-oiled, time honored method that governments have operated by for centuries to protect the people he works for. Much as this is horrible and dirty, if you don’t want to do it, you’ll need to find another job.

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