Inauthenticity will foil Democrats’ ploy to woo voters

Published March 5, 2025 2:09pm ET



If the game is insincerity, Democrats are doing just fine. As it is, the party is aiming for connection and missing. 

Fundamental misunderstandings animate all of the Democratic Party’s “problem” areas, such as men and religion. And its reaction to the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s administration has not done it any favors. From protest songs and dances to bill blocking, what might be intended to come off as cohesion rather comes off as falsity.

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