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On 7/12/25 13:00, Faces Of Paralysis wrote:
The Democratic PartyrCOs credibility with voters has plummeted even
further since the 2024 election, raising alarm bells as the party looks
to rebuild ahead of the midterms and the next presidential election, according to a poll obtained by The Hill.
The poll, conducted between May and June by Unite the Country, a
Democratic super PAC, showed voters perceived the Democratic Party as
rCLout of touch,rCY rCLwokerCY and rCLweak.rCY
This is all good and valid.
But it generally is lacking on specifics like the following: "soft-on-immigration policies turn too many voters away."
The party has seen its support erode with white men, Hispanic men and working-class voters across the board, with approval ratings sitting
below 35 percent across those demographics. And enthusiasm within the
party continues to wane in the wake of 2024, the poll revealed.
rCLThis is the reality of the perception of us as a party, and until we accept that, itrCOs going to be hard to move forward,rCY said Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau, who serves as senior adviser to the super
PAC. rCLThererCOs a perception out there, outside of Democratic elites, and itrCOs taken hold in not just the MAGA crowd but people that should be
with us.rCY
rCLDemocrats need to realize that in order to improve and get better to
not only win in 2028 but to win in 2030 and 2032 and beyond,rCY Mollineau added.
Democrats have been searching for a way out of the wilderness since
their devastating loss in November, when they not only lost the
presidency once again to President Trump but also the House and Senate.
Since then, party officials have conducted a number of postmortems rCo including polls, focus groups and strategy sessions rCo as part of the partyrCOs rebuilding effort.
But Democrats are still feeling dejected and rudderless in the early
months of the Trump presidency. An AP-NORC poll out in May revealed that only 35 percent of surveyed Democrats are optimistic about the partyrCOs future, compared with 57 percent in July 2024. And there is an
overwhelming sense that the party lacks strong leaders, the same poll showed.
Democratic donors and bundlers have refused to cut checks for Democratic candidates, citing the partyrCOs lack of enthusiasm and vision.
Unite the CountryrCOs latest poll, which was conducted with voters in 21 battleground counties across 10 battleground states, revealed Democrats
have not escaped the shadow of their loss in 2024. And votersrCO
perceptions of the party remain the same.
Democrats have had opportunities to hit back at the Trump
administration, including on tariffs, immigration deportations and, most recently, TrumprCOs rCLbig, beautiful bill.rCY
But political observers say those moments were wasted.
rCLI was frustrated during the rCyone big beautiful billrCO stuff,rCY said Steve
Schale, Democratic strategist and CEO of Unite the Country. rCLWe missed
an opportunity to really define a different kind of vision.rCY
The super PACrCOs poll revealed that DemocratsrCO prime emphasis on fighting for democracy rCo while still popular within the party rCo is no longer going to cut it with the general electorate, and soft-on-immigration policies turn too many voters away.
The party has some serious rethinking to do when it comes to their priorities and messaging, Mollineau said.
rCLItrCOs not about abandoning who we are. ItrCOs not about leaving people behind. We are a big tent party. But it is about prioritizing the
messages and starting where the majority of the people are,rCY-a Mollineau said.
rCLWe do better when we first meet voters where they are and then bring
them along on other issues. rCa And nine times out of 10, what they really care about is whether or not theyrCOre going to be able to afford health care, whether or not their kids are going to be able to go to a good
school, rCa housing, living paycheck to paycheck.rCY
Mollineau said Democrats should start with rCLgood economic appeal, and
then I think that allows us to broadenrCY the issues the party focuses on.
But Unite the CountryrCOs poll revealed that for voters to even consider rejoining the partyrCOs ranks, Democrats need to reestablish credibility. And political observers say a new generation of party leadership that
can separate itself from the Washington establishment is critical.
rCLThey want us to have different leaders,rCY Schale said. rCLThere was this segment of voters rCa who said, rCyI voted for Barack Obama and I voted for Donald Trump because I thought they were going to stand up to
Washington. rCa They have very different views on the world, but I rCa believed they would go to Washington and fight for me and not fight for Washington.rCOrCY
rCLItrCOs a good argument for more outside voices right now,rCY he continued.
rCLIf I could wave a magic wand, IrCOd love to see the money that gets spent on things like studying podcasts for young guys being spent on electing mayors and downballot city council members and nonpartisan Democrats and even state legislators rCa to begin the process of rebuilding that trust with voters.rCY
Voters also say they are, first and foremost, concerned about common
sense in a political party, something Democrats evidently see as an afterthought, the poll revealed. The party needs to align its messaging
with the commonsense rhetoric and policies voters are looking for,
political observers say.
rCLWe as a party oftentimes are getting nuanced in the way that we look at the world, and I donrCOt think voters are looking for nuance,rCY Mollineau said. rCLTheyrCOre looking for straightforward communication on identifying the problem and then fixing the problem.rCY
rCLWhether yourCOre talking about the New York mayorrCOs race or AOC or Trump
or Bernie Sanders, the thing that all those folks have in common is
voters know where they stand on issues,rCY Mollineau added, using an abbreviation for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). rCLThere is no nuance there. rCa People know where they stand, and when they say
something, voters believe it.rCY
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-poll-delivers-troubling- signs-for-democrats/ar-AA1Iphgm
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