Pollster Matt Towery said on Fox News Friday that Democrats are charging headfirst into the same losing strategy that cratered their support among working-class voters in recent election cycles.
Democratic Party favorability has plummeted to a record-low 29% in March, dropping 20 points since 2021. During an appearance on “The Ingraham Angle,” Towery said rather than pivot toward economic messaging that could resonate with voters, the party appears locked into divisive cultural rhetoric and aggressive posturing that has alienated much of the middle class.
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“They’re doubling down on everything that doesn’t work. They’re getting these poll results back that say, ‘Oh, the people in your party want you to be tougher on Trump.’ And hence you have incidents like today in Newark,” Towery told host Laura Ingraham.
Towery explained what he thinks is the Democratic Party’s current trajectory.
“They are taking the exact wrong direction. And you see the elders of the party, the folks who’ve been around a long time, say, ‘No, no, no, you can’t do this.’ No one’s listening,” Towery said.
The infighting doesn’t stop there.
“And, by the way, do you think AOC and the squad like [Democratic Rep] Jasmine [Crockett of Texas] right now? I think she’s taking a little spotlight away from them,” Towery said. “So there’s going to be a big battle at some point as to who’s going to be the darling of the Democratic Party. And, like you said, she’s sort of leapfrogging over at this moment.”
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A majority of Democratic-aligned adults say their party’s leadership is steering them in the wrong direction, with 52% expressing dissatisfaction. Even before several Senate Democrats supported a GOP-led spending bill, lawmakers had already begun calling for [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer to step down.
Since President Donald Trump’s victory in November, Democrats have failed to rally around a clear message or leader for the 2026 midterms. Some blame a lack of policy focus, while others point to deeper messaging problems within the party.
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