Democrats want their party to concentrate on the Economy…Not LeftWing…

Been saying THAT HERE for some time….

When it comes time to actually VOTE?

Left leaners might go out and protest, might get media coverage,  BUT….did NOT vote in the numbers Democrats NEEDED to win last November….

Abortion, Sexual orientation and even Diversity DID NOT bring out enough voters….

Carville’s ‘Economy Stupid’ STILL rings LOUD and CLEAR for those who count to have political power in America….

Democrat’s NEED/MUST  adjust their THEMSELVES to the above reality if they want to come back into power….

Yes…

The Democratic party NEEDS to move more to the center of the political spectrum to sell itself…

 

BEING IN POWER alllows Democrats to come back to  helping the Lefties AND the Country and World….

The good part?

Ole Felon Donald IS working HARD to downgrade the current Economy with Tariffs, Immigration and looks for Tax cuts for the Rich…..

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 Ipsosconducted 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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While party officials broadly agree that Democrats should place greater emphasis on economic policy, there’s less consensus on how — or even whether — to address issues like transgender rights.

Views of both parties could shift as Mr. Trump moves forward with his agenda. Some of his administration’s highest profile actions do not have widespread support, such as eliminating diversity requirements in government and lashing out at Mr. Trump’s political opponents.

People who responded to the poll — including those who said they did not vote for Mr. Trump and do not consider themselves Republicans — described themselves in interviews as feeling alienated from Democrats…

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Even self-identified Democrats were only somewhat more likely than other Americans to mention abortion and L.G.B.T.Q. issues as important to them personally. Democrats did not rank either among their top five concerns…

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“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.”

Abortion stands out as an issue that Americans largely associate with the Democratic Party but that also has broad public support. Roughly two-thirds of American support some form of legal abortion access, according to Pew Research Center.

Economy and inflation were, by far, the issues that mattered most to Americans, the poll found. That was consistent across every demographic group….

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