On CNN's “Outfront” on Friday, New York State Sen. James Skoufis (D), who is running for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the problem with the Democratic Party is that Americans don't trust them. said. Democrats say this is because “for the last four years, we've been telling people the economy is strong, but when you go to the supermarket, you see for yourself that it's not.” claimed to have occurred.
Skoufis said: [relevant remarks begin around 38:40] “[W]We need a National Democratic Party that, broadly speaking, addresses this trust gap within the party, this lack of reputation that we have unfortunately built up. So we've been telling people for the last four years that the economy is doing well, but the fact is, when they went to the supermarket, they saw with their own eyes that it wasn't. ”
He added: “We have to talk to them about the issues they care about and engage them in dialogue rather than running away from them or trying to redirect or persuade them about our agenda. No.”
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