Former DNC Chairman Howard Dean told CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump deserves credit for his team’s organizing efforts on the ground while discussing how he won the 2024 elections.

Hunt asked Dean to diagnose the problem that was “clearly revealed” on Election Day, when Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. As of Thursday morning, Trump has 292 electoral votes, compared to Harris’ 226.

“The problem is we haven’t done anything since 2008 to engage with the grassroots,” he said. “It’s showing on the ground that the Democratic Party should be putting a lot of money into school board elections, city council elections, and local representative elections, including in very red states, and they’re not doing it. do not.

Dean said that while Harris had good infrastructure and was running a good campaign, “there’s nothing underneath.”

Howard Dean suggests Democrats have failed at grassroots organizing. (Screenshot/CNN)

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“The Democratic Party has to do this, and it’s not, and until we learn, we’re not going to win,” he said.

Dean congratulated the representative. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaign and said his victory in the House was due to his grassroots campaign.

“She went out and knocked on doors and organized people. It’s not about where you are on the political spectrum. There will be some districts where you have to be a little more conservative and others where you’ll have to be a little more liberal,” he said.

Dean added that the world “revolves in districts” not Washington, D.C.

Former President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, pumps his fist as he arrives to speak during a campaign event at the Nassau Coliseum, Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Uniondale, New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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“Republicans have done much better for almost a generation,” Dean added.

Harris conceded the election to Trump officially Wednesday afternoon.

“While I recognize this election, I do not recognize the fight that fueled this campaign,” she said.

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The vice president spoke at Howard University, her alma mater, where her campaign held a major all-night election vigil. Harris never addressed the crowd Tuesday night, as initial optimism about the election soured when the clock struck after midnight.