MSNBC’s Al Sharpton said Monday that Democrats are out of touch with voters and are “in the game” only because of Former President Donald Trump’s presence in the political sphere.
“Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said Democrats are having a hard time keeping their base satisfied.
“The question is are Democrats doing what it takes to keep those who have loyally voted Republican, are Democratic voting Democratic because right now, you have people of color breaking away from the Democratic Party and you have white college-educated suburban voters breaking away from Republicans, so it’s creating a real flux.” Scarborough said.
“The Democratic Party and President Biden does have some things they could be using that they’ve done that has benefited clearly Black and Latinos, but it’s not connecting. So you’re seeing this as the polls indicate, Latinos and Black men go the other way because they’re not getting their message to the ground in the way they should.” (RELATED: Biden Approval Rating Sinks Below 40%, Signaling Potential Reversal Of A Political ‘Comeback’: POLL)
Sharpton then said the only thing Democrats have to run on in the weeks leading up the midterms is “the Supreme Court decision on women’s right to choose and the fact that Donald Trump won’t leave the stage.”
“Those are the only things that’s really helping the Democrats stay in the game,” he said. “They must connect the message to those that would be energized. At this point, that has not happened.”
Despite hopes that abortion will be a major factor in voter turnout, likely voters in 11 battleground states are most concerned about inflation and the economy. They trust Republicans to handle the issue better, per a poll conducted by WPA Intelligence on behalf of the Club for Growth. The poll found that more than 40% of voters view inflation and other economic issues as their main priority for politicians to address. 42% of voters trust Republicans to handle these issues while just 34% trust Democrats.
The poll also found just 11% of voters are most concerned with abortion and reproductive rights.
The poll was conducted amongst 1,102 likely voters in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin between Sept. 6-11 with a +-3 percent margin of error.
A June poll conducted by Cygnal found 62% of voters said the high cost of living and inflation were the most important issues while just 8% of voters said abortion was the most important issue.