70% of Voters Think the democRATic Party is ‘Out of Touch’: Poll

[Herman]

No shit the democRATs are out of touch. All prog parties are out of touch with working folks.

https://nypost.com/2025/10/28/us-news/70-of-voters-think-the-democratic-party-is-out-of-touch-poll/
The percentage of Americans who believe the Democratic Party is "out of touch" has increased by double-digits over the last decade, with 70% indicating the party is disconnected from the issues that matter to voters.

The Democratic Party is perceived as being overly-focused on "Protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants" and "Protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans" – alienating voters who care more about secure borders and crime reduction, a survey released Monday by Welcome, a center-left group, found.

"To win elections, Democrats need to make the following changes. First, we need to focus more on the issues voters do not think we prioritize enough (the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, public safety), and focus less on the issues voters think we prioritize too highly (climate change, democracy, abortion, and identity and cultural issues)," read the conclusion of Welcome's "Deciding to Win" survey.

President Joe Biden embraces Vice President Kamala Harris at a podium with the Seal of the President of the United States, surrounded by a crowd holding "UNION STRONG" and "LABOR FOR HARRIS WALZ" signs.

The study commissioned by Welcome, a center-left group, found that support for the Democratic Party has been cratering for more than a decade, and from almost all demographic groups.

"Second, we need to moderate our positions on issues where our agenda is unpopular, including immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues," the group noted.

Welcome also highlighted polling showing only 39% of voters say the Democratic Party has the right priorities, while 59% of voters say Democrats do not.

As a result of the party's failure to align with the priorities of voters, support for Democrats "has declined significantly among working-class and minority voters since 2012," particularly from moderates and conservatives in these categories, the pollster found.

Between 2012 and 2024, support for the Democratic Party only grew amongst college-educated white voters (+4%) and all college-educated voters (+2%).

Over the same period, the party hemorrhaged support from non-college-educated Latino voters (−16%), non-college-educated AAPI voters (−15%) and non-college-educated Black voters (−11%) among several other groups.

[Shen Li]

Centre-left parties have lost people in the middle, but they have gained whites with hobby degrees who don't have productive employment.