Democrat leaders fear their wacky supporters

 Federalist Wire:

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Recent polling from The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Gallup conducted in July revealed historically low favorability ratings for the Democratic Party. Turrentine, speaking on “Hannity,” pointed out that party leaders are hesitant to take bold positions for fear of alienating their progressive base.

“[U]nfortunately for people like myself and folks that are focused on trying to win races and rebuild our majority, it’s horrifying that the party just will not come to grips with the depth of its problems and do the things to get out of it,” Turrentine told Hannity. “And you said it earlier. There’s two big problems.”

Turrentine emphasized that Democratic leaders are paralyzed by the fear of backlash from their far-left supporters. “The first is our leadership, such as it is, is terrified of being cancelled. If they come out and say it’s great that the border has been secured, they’ll be attacked,” he said. “If they say boys shouldn’t be playing girl sports as [Democratic California Gov.] Gavin Newsom and [former Chicago Mayor] Rahm Emanuel did recently, they were attacked. If they come out and say it’s great that the police keep our neighborhood safe and that they’re heroic in their efforts, they’ll be attacked.”

A January New York Times/Ipsos poll indicated that nearly 80% of Americans oppose biological males participating in women’s sports, demonstrating the disconnect between public sentiment and the party’s cautious approach.

Turrentine further criticized the party for lacking a substantive agenda to address everyday concerns. “And the second part is we continue to have no agenda to help the real lives of real people. It’s [President Donald] Trump Derangement Syndrome and this academic stuff about authoritativeness,” he said. “Until we come to grips and start doing this work, we’re going to remain in a ditch.”

When Hannity questioned why prominent Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries avoid addressing these issues, Turrentine attributed their silence to fear. “Are they silent because they’re afraid or are they silent because they’re in agreement?” Hannity asked.

Turrentine responded that fear drives their inaction, particularly for Schumer and Jeffries. “Chuck Schumer is terrified of being primaried by AOC [Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]. There was a poll two months ago, he trails her by 20%,” he told Hannity. “The only way he could defeat her is to [salvage] the base, right? Good luck being the majority leader again if you go to war with your own base.”
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That the Democrat base prefers AOC to Schumer shows how wacky they have become.  Schumer may be past his prime, but AOC comes across as a Valley Girl dingbat. There are good reasons why the Democrats are polling in the low 30s, and this is one of them.