Many Americans Say the Democratic Party Does Not Share Their Priorities

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Many Americans say they do not believe the Democratic Party is focused on the economic issues that matter most to them and is instead placing too much emphasis on social issues that they consider less urgent.

Asked to identify the Democratic Party’s most important priorities, Americans most often listed abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. rights and climate change, according to a poll from The New York Times and Ipsos conducted from Jan. 2 to 10.

The issues that people cited as most important to them personally were the economy and inflation, health care and immigration, the poll found. The kinds of social causes that progressive activists have championed in recent years ranked much lower.

As Democrats gather in Washington this weekend to elect the next chairman of their party, and debate how to most effectively counter the Trump administration, the latest public opinion surveys contain worrisome signs for them.

The country remains deeply divided over Mr. Trump’s leadership, with roughly equal shares of people saying that his second term is cause for celebration or concern.

But the poll suggests that people do not view the Democratic Party as an appealing alternative.

In a broad sense, the poll, which surveyed a representative sample of 2,128 adults nationwide, found that Americans think the Republican Party is more in sync with the mood of the country. The issues that people said mattered most to Republicans were also, for the most part, the issues that mattered to them: immigration, the economy, inflation and taxes.
 
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Most Democratic candidates, however, did not run campaigns in 2024 that were as focused on social issues as Americans seem to believe.

For the most part, Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, did not discuss gender identity. That came from Republicans, who fanned fears about transgender women playing on female sports teams and minors receiving transgender medical treatment.

But Democrats did not agree on a cohesive or effective way to respond.

“Politics is about perception,” said Adam Jentleson, a Democratic strategist who has urged his party to rethink how much influence it allows activist groups to have over its agenda. “And people perceive Democrats as being focused on the demands of activists instead of kitchen table issues.”

The question, he said, “is what do we do about it?”

“We can either whine about media coverage and complain that life isn’t fair,” Mr. Jentleson added. “Or we can get real about the realities of politics and actually fix the problem.” '
 
*This* is the conversation I’ve been wanting to see on this board in the aftermath of Trump winning every competitive state and making gains in every demographic. I’ve got my popcorn ready!
 
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Many Americans say they do not believe the Democratic Party is focused on the economic issues that matter most to them and is instead placing too much emphasis on social issues that they consider less urgent.

Asked to identify the Democratic Party’s most important priorities, Americans most often listed abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. rights and climate change, according to a poll from The New York Times and Ipsos conducted from Jan. 2 to 10.

The issues that people cited as most important to them personally were the economy and inflation, health care and immigration, the poll found. The kinds of social causes that progressive activists have championed in recent years ranked much lower.

As Democrats gather in Washington this weekend to elect the next chairman of their party, and debate how to most effectively counter the Trump administration, the latest public opinion surveys contain worrisome signs for them.

The country remains deeply divided over Mr. Trump’s leadership, with roughly equal shares of people saying that his second term is cause for celebration or concern.

But the poll suggests that people do not view the Democratic Party as an appealing alternative.

In a broad sense, the poll, which surveyed a representative sample of 2,128 adults nationwide, found that Americans think the Republican Party is more in sync with the mood of the country. The issues that people said mattered most to Republicans were also, for the most part, the issues that mattered to them: immigration, the economy, inflation and taxes.
The fate of the US as a global power may depend on Dems figuring out how to counter this absurd narrative.
 
The fate of the US as a global power may depend on Dems figuring out how to counter this absurd narrative.
Then we are likely doomed. Speaking about it with my wife this morning I said it seems like the only choice we have is to lie with as much abandon as they do. She said "well, Democrats need to shout the truth about what Trump is doing." I replied "We did that. We said what he had done; we said what he would do when he had power. HELL, TRUMP told the truth about what he would do, and no one believed him. I see no way to break through the combination of stupidity, hate and propaganda."
 
The Republican Party doesn't share their priorities either. They're just better at lying (aka "messaging") about it than the Dems are and blaming Dems when the tax-cuts-for-the-rich cat inevitably gets out of the bag. Credit where credit is due though - I'm always in awe of how they can repackage the same turd and re-gift it election after election.
 
The fate of the US as a global power will depend on independents figuring out how to counter the absurdities of both the dems and pubs. just one money and time wasting pissing match after another. the division both sides have created are killing this country but they both 'think' they are smarter and are too holier than thou to admit it
 
Then we are likely doomed. Speaking about it with my wife this morning I said it seems like the only choice we have is to lie with as much abandon as they do. She said "well, Democrats need to shout the truth about what Trump is doing." I replied "We did that. We said what he had done; we said what he would do when he had power. HELL TRUMP told the truth about what he would so, and no one believed him. I see no way to break through the combination of stupidity, hate and propaganda."
I just don’t think Dems (ant least those who are serious about running an effective government) are capable of lying with such intent and glee as Republicans do. I mean, the Dems still rebuke their own for character shortcomings that Republicans proudly put on their LinkedIn profile. So yeah, we’re probably doomed.
 
The fate of the US as a global power will depend on independents figuring out how to counter the absurdities of both the dems and pubs. just one money and time wasting pissing match after another. the division both sides have created are killing this country but they both 'think' they are smarter and are too holier than thou to admit it
Independents?


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The board will not tolerate this view. It will attack folks who agree with it. It will coalesce around a politically convenient view that others caused the dreadful election result and not look internally one bit. I fear it will be a long, long time if ever before we get the common voter back.
 
Dems need to be better at messaging of course, but I’m not sure any of this matters as much as it seems. Americans hate whoever is in charge. Pubs are in charge now. That means Americans will hate them more than Dems very soon, especially if Pubs keep doing things that are obviously counterproductive on issues like inflation and the economy. The main lesson of the last few years, here and everywhere, is that if you’re the incumbent, prepare to lose.
 
These people obviously only listened to trump commercials and didn't look at policy. Policy that produce a soft economic landing after COVID. policy to in cresse chip manufacturing. Policy that has the US maximizing energy production.
 
This is precisely why I say that Democrats have got to completely abandon the culture war fights for the time being moving forward. Whether it’s fair or unfair, when the cost of living keeps going up with no end in sight, not too many people care about issues that sound like they originated in the academic faculty lounge at Williams or Harvard.

Unfortunately for all Americans, but fortunately for the Democratic Party’s electoral chances in 2026 and 2028, there is not one single solitary thing that they can do, or should even try to do, other than be a very vocal, very loud minority opposition party about where the Republicans are taking us economically.

The Trump economy is a disaster and getting worse by the hour. The Trump tariffs are an insane tax on the middle and lower classes. The Trump southern border is completely unsecure and we are being invaded every hour of every day. The price of eggs is at an all time high and getting higher. Gas and energy prices are skyrocketing. Mortgage rates and rent prices are astronomical. Groceries are completely unaffordable. The stock market is crashing, people are seeing their decades of hard work and sacrifice to save for retirement evaporate into thin air. Trump is emptying our prisons of violent offenders. Trump is literally killing American citizens AND military members in our skies.

Democrats just need to let it play out without lifting a finger to try to do anything to stop it. This is what we voted for and elections have consequences. Gotta give the people what they want. Thankfully for Democrats, the Republicans are well on their way to completely tanking the greatest economy the world has ever seen, the one built by Joe Biden, so voters have another chance in November 2026 to make their choice about the kind of future we all want.
 
Dems need to be better at messaging of course, but I’m not sure any of this matters as much as it seems. Americans hate whoever is in charge. Pubs are in charge now. That means Americans will hate them more than Dems very soon, especially if Pubs keep doing things that are obviously counterproductive on issues like inflation and the economy. The main lesson of the last few years, here and everywhere, is that if you’re the incumbent, prepare to lose.
Maybe the take home lesson is the next Dem president needs to use the gaping hole in accountability created by SCOTUS and the revenge machine built by Trump to go after the right wing extremists and 30-50 billionaires funding them to the betterment of the middle and lower income brackets. Throw a justice or two in Guantanamo if that helps drive home the point.
 
Dems need to be better at messaging of course, but I’m not sure any of this matters as much as it seems. Americans hate whoever is in charge. Pubs are in charge now. That means Americans will hate them more than Dems very soon, especially if Pubs keep doing things that are obviously counterproductive on issues like inflation and the economy. The main lesson of the last few years, here and everywhere, is that if you’re the incumbent, prepare to lose.
I will concede that a key bit of this is the polling was done Jan 2-10. I am curious to how a Jan 2026 would read.
 
I will concede that a key bit of this is the polling was done Jan 2-10. I am curious to how a Jan 2026 would read.
I imagine that polling is going to look dramatically different 3, 6, 9, and 12 months from now. The Trump tariffs are going to bend the middle class over in ways that are going to make the post-pandemic inflationary environment of 2022 look like the Golden Age.
 
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