Democrat: Party has ‘fallen out of touch with the majority of Americans’
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) said he believes the Democratic Party has “fallen out of touch” with what the majority of Americans want from the party.
Moulton went on Fox News on Wednesday, where he highlighted the idea from Democratic strategist James Carville that Democrats should sit back and let President Trump “punch himself out” and “collapse” shortly.
“I don’t agree that we should just step back, I think we’ve got to show leadership, show Americans that we’re actually willing to change,” Moulton argued. “We lost an election across the board, so by definition we’ve fallen out of touch with the majority of Americans.”
Moulton reiterated his point that Democrats need to prove to the American people that they are willing to change amid the Trump administration changes and ahead of the midterm elections.
“We need to show that we’re willing to change, we’re willing to listen, and we’re going to make a positive difference in your lives,” he said.
Moulton’s remarks differ from Carville, a veteran strategist.
Carville believes Democrats don’t need to be aggressive in combatting Trump because his poll numbers, which have dropped after a month back in office, predict a “collapse” of his government is “already underway.”
Moulton has been outspoken in combatting the Trump administration. Earlier this week, he said he believes Trump is “selling out Ukraine to Russia.”
He expressed shock that Trump is becoming close with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said no one ever imagined the U.S. would betray Ukraine for Russia, “but that’s what’s going on today.”
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