Overview
- The report recommends prioritizing the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security and public safety while de‑emphasizing identity and cultural issues such as climate, democracy, abortion and LGBTQ rights.
- Authors Simon Bazelon, Lauren Harper Pope and Liam Kerr say the guidance draws on thousands of election results, hundreds of polls and surveys of more than 500,000 voters conducted since 2024.
- Organizers plan to distribute copies to elected Democrats this week and to host follow‑up events in Washington, D.C., and New York City to promote the findings.
- The group’s survey reports that 70% of voters view the Democratic Party as out of touch and perceive it as overfocused on protecting undocumented immigrants and LGBTQ rights compared with concerns like lowering crime and securing the border.
- The report argues Democratic donors and staff are to the left of the party’s voters, citing Data for Progress research to explain a messaging gap that it says is pulling the party away from the broader electorate.