Dem Rep Appears On Fox News To Say His Party Has ‘Fallen Out Of Touch’ With Americans

Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts appeared on Fox News Wednesday to acknowledge his party is currently disconnected from most Americans on key issues.

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten explained in January how Americans have shifted significantly toward trusting Republicans over Democrats to handle immigration since President Donald Trump’s first term. Moulton, on “America’s Newsroom,” said Democrats wrongly rejected the notion that the U.S. border was insecure and he accused former President Joe Biden’s administration of avoiding discussions about inflation.

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“The point that I’ve made is that I think we need to do a lot more listening as a party. A lot of people think that you hear from Democrats and they get a lot of preaching, a lot of talking down,” Moulton said. “Sometimes we have the facts but it’s just the way that we come across that really turns people off. And I heard from a lot of people, friends of mine, before this election, including guys I had served with in the Marines who said, ‘Look, I know Trump is immoral, I know he’s nuts, but you guys are so out of touch.’”

“We’ve got to show that we can get back in touch with Americans, especially around the issues that really matter. There is a problem at the border. For too long, Democrats denied it,” he continued. “We did have a problem with inflation. The Biden Administration didn’t want to talk about it. We’ve got to talk about these issues and present solutions to the American people.”