Democratic group warns party’s reputation in trouble with middle class

Published September 6, 2017 10:34pm ET



A Washington think tank is warning the Democratic Party that its reputation with middle-class voters remains in tatters even as President Trump’s approval ratings deteriorate.

Third Way, a centrist Democratic outfit, traces the party’s problems to 2010. That year, President Barack Obama’s relentless pushed healthcare reform amid a lingering recession. Republicans responded with an opposition campaign that asked: “Where are the jobs?”

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