Having suffered its most devastating defeat in modern history in November, the Democratic Party post-mortems have begun. According to Politico, multiple focus groups held after the election have left party leaders panicking, with no easy way out.
Specifically, participants described the far-left political party as “complacent and lazy” and “not a friend of the working class.” Others complained Democrats are too married to their radical ideas “even when they’re failing.”
Democrats conducting post-mortems on their sweeping losses in 2024 are finding more reason for alarm. And the problem isn’t just Kamala Harris or Joe Biden.
In a trio of focus groups, even voters who previously backed Democrats cast the party as weak and overly focused on diversity and elites, according to research by the progressive group Navigator Research. …