Democrats Say Party Needs to Improve Its Messaging

Across America, Democrats are hosting town halls, where voters can ask questions or make statements to party leaders. Most attendees come prepared to ask about “what went wrong” and how the party can communicate better with its voters—questions for which they say there’s not yet a clear answer.

In last year’s presidential election, the Democratic Party saw its vote share across demographics collapse. Many men—especially black and Hispanic men—deserted them, with those two groups swinging 35 percentage points in the Republicans’ direction.