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Showing Original Post only (View all)Two-thirds of Americans think that the Democratic Party is out of touch with the country [View all]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/04/23/two-thirds-of-americans-think-that-the-democratic-party-is-out-of-touch-with-the-country/?utm_term=.dc0d1db65142By Philip Bump April 23 at 12:41 PM
"You might not be surprised if I were to tell you that a majority of Americans think that President Trump is out of touch with the concerns of most people in the United States today. Sure, he won the election, but a plurality of voters opposed him, and a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that he hasnt expanded his base of support significantly since then. You certainly wouldnt be surprised to learn that theres a broad partisan split on the question, as there is on nearly everything in politics these days.
Only 1 in 10 of those who voted for Trump in November think hes out of touch but 90 percent of Hillary Clinton voters do. Partisan views are slightly more moderate, with 20 percent of Republicans and 87 percent of Democrats holding that position.
When it comes to the Republican Party, the numbers are a bit worse. Sixty-two percent of Americans, and 30 percent of Republicans themselves, think that the GOP is out of touch with the concerns of most people in the United States.
But none of this means that Democrats are seen as echoing the concerns of the common man. In fact, the Democratic Party is viewed as more out of touch than either Trump or the partys political opponents. Two-thirds of Americans think the Democrats are out of touch including nearly half of Democrats themselves."
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I was surprised to see this. That the GOP (62%) and Democratic parties (67%) are both viewed as out of touch by ~2/3 of voters. For the Democrats 44% of Democrats say the party is out of touch.
The question is out of touch in exactly which ways?
Hope to find a followup to this.
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Two-thirds of Americans think that the Democratic Party is out of touch with the country [View all]
andym
Apr 2017
OP
They like some of the current policies but don't remember that Democrats put them in place.
SharonAnn
May 2017
#20
graded on a curve, they are more concerned about us, but like a lazy college student...
yurbud
Apr 2017
#8
You mean the poll saying Democrats are out of touch is "utter nonsense" perhaps so
andym
Apr 2017
#11