A whopping 62 p.c of Democrats need their celebration’s management to get replaced and consider they’re too targeted on woke points like transgender rights.
The Reuters/Ipsos pollsters surveyed self-identified Democrats and located that solely 24 p.c don’t want management to vary. One other 14 p.c didn’t have an opinion on the matter.
Simply 30 p.c of Republicans needed to see their celebration’s management changed.
Reuters reviews:
Different Democrats mentioned the celebration typically over-emphasizes points that they view as much less vital equivalent to transgender rights. Simply 17% of Democrats mentioned permitting transgender folks to compete in ladies and women’ sports activities needs to be a precedence, however 28% of Democrats suppose celebration leaders see it as such.
Benjamin Villagomez, 33, of Austin, Texas mentioned that whereas trans rights are vital, the difficulty too simply lends itself to Republican assaults.
“There are extra vital issues to be transferring the needle on,” mentioned Villagomez, who’s trans. “There are extra urgent points, issues that really matter to folks’s livelihoods.”
Reuters famous that California Governor Gavin Newsom, broadly believed to be a contender for the 2028 presidential nomination, has acknowledged the problems inside the celebration.
“Folks don’t belief us, they don’t suppose we have now their backs on points which can be core to them, that are these kitchen desk points,” Newsom mentioned on his podcast in April.
Sam Boland, 29, a Democrat in Minneapolis, advised Reuters that the celebration must get past portraying itself “because the lesser of two evils.”
“It wants to remodel itself into a celebration that on a regular basis folks can get enthusiastic about,” Boland mentioned. “That requires a altering of the guard.”
The Reuters/Ipsos ballot surveyed 1,293 Democrats nationwide and on-line June 11 by 16. The ballot had a margin of error of about three share factors.
