Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware acknowledged in a newly released interview clip that many voters view the Democratic Party as “assholes” and believe the party doesn’t like them.
The admission comes as Democrats face mounting unfavorable ratings among registered voters, according to a Wall Street Journal poll published July 25.
The WSJ poll showed 63% of registered voters viewed the Democratic Party unfavorably, up from 58% in April.
The comments by McBride were made during an interview with Dasha Burns, Politico’s White House bureau chief, in a preview of “The Conversation,” scheduled for full release on Sunday.
“I think voters feel like Democrats have sort of been assholes to them,” McBride said.
“And I do think that a voter asks two questions when they’re considering who to vote for. The first question is, does this candidate, does this party like me?”
McBride, who is biologically male and made headlines for controversies surrounding bathroom use in the Capitol, continued, “And by extension, do they respect me, do they care for me? But do they like me? If you can’t answer that first question to a voter’s satisfaction, they won’t even get to the second question, which is, what does this party think, what does this candidate think? And I think we’ve lost that first question.”
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