Democrats Have a Problem

Democrats have a problem: too many problems. Identifying the problems is not one of those problems.

“Democrats have a trust problem,” suggests Representative Jason Crow of Colorado.

“Democrats have a big narrative problem,” adds Representative Greg Casar of Texas.

“Democrats have a vision problem,” says Representative Ro Khanna of California.

In general, Democrats have a “Democrats have a problem” problem.

This is to be expected from a party suffering through a “major brand problem” and a “major image problem,” and whose favorability ratings have plunged to new lows, in part thanks to its “smug problem” and “media and communications problem.”

“Over the last decade, the Democratic Party has had a working-class voter problem,” Representative Brendan Boyle, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, told Politico last week. “It started out as a white working-class voter problem,” Boyle said. “And it has, as I’ve long fe...
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