Tag: Democratic Party
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).”