A left-leaning think tank blisters Dems with a data-rich pre-mortem.
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Pre-election, many Dem pundits started lamenting dumb voters (only on the right, of course) and bad messaging … failing to tout touting Biden’s accomplishments and failing to convince the unwashed that climate change and “democracy” are on the ballot, not Biden, inflation, crime or illegal immigration.
That is, until Third Way — a center-left think tank backed by some of the biggest names in Democratic politics — sounded an alarm about deep-seated party flaws. Source
Channeling the Third Way report, Axios outlined the “brutal bill of particulars”.
- “Democrats are underwater on issues voters name as their highest priorities, including the economy, immigration, and crime.”
- “While Democrats maintain a lead on handling certain issues like abortion and climate change, voters also rank these issues as lower priorities.”
- “Voters question whether the party shares essential values like patriotism and the importance of hard work. … Only 43% of voters say Democrats value hard work, compared to 58% for Republicans.”
- “Even in the areas where Democrats are trusted more [including education], it is not clear that voters are sold on Democrats’ approach or ability to get things done.”
- “Democrats are benefitting from a perception among voters that Republicans are extreme, but… voters think Democrats are extreme as well.”
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Bottom line: Third Way concludes that Democrats are “out of touch on priorities, ideology and values”.
Other than that, how did you like the play Mrs. Lincoln?
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P.S. The entire Third Way report — loaded with polling results and analysis — is worth reading.
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