Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin has confirmed what is clear in his bid to regain working class support before the 2026 midterm elections. The Democratic brand has lost popularity with voters.

Martin, who won the DNC chair on February 1, acknowledged that Americans view the GOP as a working-class party and the Democrats as an elitist. Note It was released on Tuesday. The newly elected DNC chair will embark on a cross-country tour that includes Republican-leaning regions, strengthening the working class and providing labor support for parties deemed in contact with the average voter. I’m going.

President Donald Trump has made progress with working-class voters and the organized workforce as part of his push to expand Republican tents during the 2024 presidential election. Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign failed to connect with working-class Americans, particularly working-class.

“The coal mine canary that happened on November 5th shows for the first time in modern history that Americans view Republicans as working-class parties and Democrat parties. Martin wrote in a memo outlining the party’s message to fight Trump: “The Democrats have always been a worker’s party and have always been them, and also reminded working Americans, who have also been to them. It’s something to show every day.” (Related: DEM donors turn off money for leftist activist groups as the party is in turmoil)

🚨New: “Morning Joe” panelist gives the chance to take a general stance on “cultural issues” for the new DNC Chair Ken Martin, but he blows it away

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Martin is schedule He will visit five states during his cross-country tour, which began Monday. The newly elected DNC chair will travel to four states that Harris lost in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Missouri and Texas, and will certainly visit blue Illinois.

Martin’s multi-state trip will see Democrats losing both Congressional rooms, as well as losing votes and popularity votes for the first time in 20 years in the presidential election, and Democrats’ seven swing nations, election votes, and After losing the popular vote. The Democratic Party’s approval rating is also approaching historic lows, and has recently lost its position with young, working class and minority voters.

Martin said he is visiting the road to drive the DNC out of his “comfort zone” and promote “a tough but honest conversation with voters.” statement To NBC News.

However, the newly elected DNC chairperson said that by focusing on kitchen table issues, the party has been able to shun the cultural issues that Democrats don’t seem to take a step forward with Americans, the party has been able to focus on the issues of kitchen tables. It appears they are gambling to regain their support.

Americans believe abortion, LGBT rights and climate change are the most important issues for Democrats. According to In a New York Times IPSOS poll released on January 2nd, which surveyed 2,128 Americans.

Former President Joe Biden has been in his administration, despite the fact that Democrats’ attitudes on these issues are not widely shared by the majority of Americans, but not the average voter’s priority. He supported these leftist policy priorities.

In contrast, according to Times-IPSOS polls, the biggest issues for Americans were the economy, inflation, health care and immigration.

Martin repeatedly balked on cultural topics such as transgender issues and illegal immigration when he appeared on Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

“Mr. Mr. Speaker, I don’t know if you don’t want to talk about the cultural issues that are in that poll, but 63% of Americans have government policies of two genders. I think it’s right that it should be,” MSNBC contributor Kitty Kay told Martin. “Do you think the US government’s policy is that there are only two genders in the country?”

“It’s not up to me to decide what US policies should be,” replied Martin. “But what I say to you is that what people are focusing on is the issue of daily life, the kitchen table that affects families. We are the stories that connect all parts of the Union. You need to focus on., right?

Democrats repeatedly attacked the Trump administration because they were unable to lower prices, despite less than a month.

Martin’s approval of Democrats losing the working class comes after the House Democrat Super PAC announced a $50 million investment on February 3 to regain working class voters.

Martin’s attempt to regain this demographic comes after the election cycle in which Trump Vance tickets won nearly half of Union households. According to Go to CNN exit vote.

Trump has won most of the non-university in particular Voters All racial backgrounds and Voters Earn under $50,000 a year in November. Harris, on the other hand, won a majority of college-educated voters and voters. Go home Over $100,000 a year during elections.

The Trump administration appears to be working to solidify support among labor districts by leading former Republican Oregon House of Representatives Lori Chavez Deremar in the president’s Department of Labor. Chavez-Deremer has been particularly opposed by Republican lawmakers about past parental union advocacy and labor union support.

The DNC did not immediately respond to a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation into whether Martin would be discussing the party’s position on cultural issues as part of the chairman’s cross-country tour.

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