Quote:Democrats have been wallowing in the desert since they lost in November 2024, trying to figure out why and what they need to do to climb out of it and win back the American people.

There's new informationshowingwhat a deep hole they have dug themselves. Democracy Matters, a nonprofit aligned with the Democratic super PAC American Bridge 21st Century, funded a months-long effort to figure out the issues. And what they found had to be depressing.

Working-class voters see Democrats as “woke, weak and out-of-touch” and six in 10 have a negative view of the party, concluded a frank internal assessment of the hole the party finds itself in. [....]

American Bridge’s project focused exclusively on working-class voters, shedding light on a once-core constituency for Democrats that’s drifted away from the party over the last decade. And the initial feedback is grim: Working-class voters don’t see Democrats as strong or patriotic, while Republicans represent safety and strength for them. These voters “can’t name what Democrats stand for, other than being against [Donald] Trump,” according to the report.

The Democratic brand “is suffering,” as working-class voters see the party as “too focused on social issues and not nearly focused enough on the economic issues that impact every one, every day,” the report said.

Bingo. I could have told them that without all the time and effort they had to put in to figure that out.

That wasn't all.

The report identified two areas of particular weakness for Democrats: transgender rights and immigration. Both topics dominated Republican messaging in 2024, particularly Trump’s ad that included the tagline, “Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you.”

They found that none of the people spoke of "oligarchy" and that these voters gave Republicans a 2-point edge heading into 2026. Going into the midterms, the party out of power usually has the edge.

This buttresses another center-left poll earlier in the week. The Welcome poll found 70 percent thought the Democrat Party was disconnected from the issues that matter to voters and was "out of touch."

60 percent said the Democrats don't have the right priorities.

So what have the Democrats largely been concentrating on since the November elections?

Doing an "oligarchy tour." Freaking out over the actions of ICE to enforce the law regarding illegal aliens. Endorsing a radical in New York City for mayor. Continuing to embrace someone running for attorney general in Virginia who used violent language in texts about his political opponent. Shutting down the government while still taking their own paychecks.

Talk about doing all the wrong things.