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Why Do So Many Americans Think Democrats Are Out of Touch?

The party appears to be struggling to convince the public it represents a better alternative to President Trump and the GOP.
Source: J. Scott Applewhite / AP

If Democrats want to regain the power they’ve lost at the state and federal level in recent years, they will have to convince more voters they can offer solutions to their problems.

That may be especially difficult, however, if voters think the party and its representatives in government don’t understand or care about them. And according to a recently released poll, many voters may, in fact, feel that way. The -ABC News survey, this week, found that a majority of the public thinks the Democratic Party is out of touch with the concerns of average Americans in the United States. More Americans think Democrats are out of touch than believe the same of the Republican Party or President Trump.

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