The Democratic Party has serious reputational problems and is perceived as out of touch by large swaths of the electorate, according to a new paper published by the Washington-based left-leaning think tank Third Way.
Titled “Overcoming the Democratic Party Brand” and released just one day ahead of the intensely-watched midterm elections, the paper makes a number of statements sharply critical of the direction of the party and its public image, and explicitly blames Democrat leadership for these problems.