Watch Democratic Rep Deflect When Asked If Party Answers Middle-Class Concerns

Democrat Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss attempted to list his party’s successes Thursday on “The Ingraham Angle,” before admitting there was more Democrats could address.

Democrats have continued to push back against President Donald Trump and his administration’s efforts to address top voter concerns ahead of November. While discussing the party’s struggle to appease its base, Fox host Laura Ingraham asked Auchincloss if Democrats were “answering the concerns of the middle class who have begun to turn away from the Democrat standard bearers.”

“Democrats have an opportunity to answer those concerns. Right now, in a Fox News poll, only a third of voters think that Donald Trump’s doing a good job on tariffs and inflation. Democrats have a chance to say ‘We are now the party of free enterprise, free trade with free people to build a strong middle class with lower costs, particularly in housing and health care,’”Auchincloss said.

“Here’s how we’re going to do it. We’re going to peel the bark off the health insurance corporations,”Auchincloss added. “We’re going to build 7 million units of housing. We are going to deliver every kid in this country.”

Struggling to unify behind a single leader or message ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats have seen polling drops in both party favorability and support for their congressional candidates. The party has also pushed back on voters’ previous top concern — handling illegal immigration — by suing the Trump administration, with some lawmakers taking