Tag: Democratic Party
Brookings: Young Voters Poised to Energize the Democratic Party for Years to Come
Bookings: “Political scientists and forward-looking politicians have been debating the ultimate impact of the two youngest American generations — Plurals (Gen Z) and Millennials — on the nation’s partisan future for some time. With these two generations scheduled to become a majority of the American electorate later this decade, election results and a spate of recent data from Pew research are providing an increasingly persuasive answer. Younger voters should be a source of electoral strength for Democrats for some years to come.”
Gabbard’s Gone
It was always difficult to tell where she was at,
And she never demonstrated the skills of a diplomat.
But one thing’s for certain —
She’s closed a political curtain.
Thank heavens! Tulsi Gabbard is no longer a Democrat!
Dems Must Become the ‘Tough on Disorder’ Party
“The Democrats’ largest problem is this: We are living in an age of fear, insecurity and disorder on an array of fronts. The Republicans have traditionally been known as the party of toughness and order. Democrats are going to have to find a posture that is tough on disorder, and tough on the causes of disorder.”
— David Brooks
Klain Says His Job Is to Make Sure Progressive Voices Are Heard
“Progressives are a big part of our party and making sure their voices are heard here at the White House is a big part of my job.”
— White House chief of staff Ron Klain, in an interview with the Daily Beast.
Dems’ Long-Term Structural Issue with Rural Voters
“I think there’s a long-term structural issue. And by the way, I’ve had this conversation with Chuck Schumer several times — that we have to do a better job developing a message so that rural Americans can say, ‘Yeah, those guys, they think like I do.’ Because that’s what Trump has right now.”
— Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), quoted by the New York Times, on Democrats and rural voters.
Gallup: US Party Preference Has Shifted Dramatically to Democrats Since January
Gallup: “Since January, Americans’ party preferences have shifted dramatically in the Democratic Party’s direction. What had been a two-percentage-point Republican advantage in U.S. party identification and leaning has become an 11-point Democratic advantage, with more of that movement reflecting a loss in Republican identification and leaning (down eight points) than a gain in Democratic identification and leaning (up five points).”
