{"id":2374150,"date":"2024-11-28T10:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-shocker-voters-abandoning-the-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T15:14:20","slug":"harvard-shocker-voters-abandoning-the-democratic-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-shocker-voters-abandoning-the-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard shocker: Voters \u2018abandoning\u2019 the Democratic Party &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-shocker-voters-abandoning-the-democratic-party-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assassination-attempts-have-given-trump-greater-sense-of-mission-byron-york-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Assassination attempts have given Trump greater \u2018sense of mission\u2019: Byron York - Washington Examiner\">article discusses insights<\/a> from Harvard pollster John Della Volpe regarding the Democratic Party&#8217;s challenges in appealing to voters. Della Volpe \u200demphasizes that many Americans feel abandoned by the Democratic Party and are not merely shifting their political allegiance but are choosing to disengage from the party altogether. He argues that to avoid being irreversibly marginalized, the Democratic Party must <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">quickly implement \u2062solutions focusing<\/a> on practical, everyday issues rather\u2063 than ideological\u200b stances.<\/p>\n<p>In his memo, he urges the next leader of the Democratic National Committee to prioritize rebuilding trust and listening to constituents&#8217; needs. Della Volpe suggests creating &#8220;Community\u2062 Solutions Centers&#8221; for collaboration\u2062 among local leaders and citizens to form actionable solutions.\u2063 Additionally, he advises that the party\u2063 should showcase successful\u2062 programs already in\u200b place across \u200bthe country, highlighting tangible results to recover the support\u2062 of blue-collar America. Della Volpe stresses the importance of\u2062 reconnecting with voters through engagement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/storm-the-capitol-msnbcs-chris-hayes-mocks-gop-2022-congressional-candidates\/\" title=\"\u2018Storm The Capitol\u2019: MSNBC\u2019s Chris Hayes Mocks GOP 2022 Congressional Candidates\">real results<\/a> rather than partisan\u200d rhetoric.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harvard shocker: Voters &lsquo;abandoning&rsquo; the Democratic Party<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1895580\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Harvard University&rsquo;s celebrated pollster <a href=\"https:\/\/iop.harvard.edu\/about\/staff\/john-della-volpe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Della Volpe<\/a> has a message for the new leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Party:<\/a> Move fast with proven solutions for voters who are hurting, or the party is doomed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Millions of Americans aren&rsquo;t shifting right &mdash; they&rsquo;re walking away. They&rsquo;re abandoning a Democratic Party and democratic system they believe abandoned them first. This isn&rsquo;t realignment &mdash; it&rsquo;s abandonment,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pollster\">pollster<\/a> known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3170046\/younger-voters-trending-more-conservative-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his surveys<\/a> of the youth vote said.<\/p>\n<p>In a memo to the incoming leader of the Democratic National Committee posted on his Substack, <a href=\"https:\/\/dellavolpe.substack.com\/p\/the-answer-for-democrats-isnt-left?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=1521008&amp;post_id=151981880&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=16zec&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;JDV on Gen Z,&rdquo;<\/a> Della Volpe was blunt in his assessment of the nation and 2024 election. The bottom line for the Democrats, he said, is that it needs a massive reinvention and focus on kitchen-table issues and less on wokeness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This post-election analysis should not start with the question about moving left or right. It must begin by filling the vacuum of unaddressed daily struggles before it gets filled with something else. The typical response will be to fill that vacuum with new policies, messages, or words. But that&rsquo;s precisely backward. Before we can talk about solutions, we need to rebuild trust. Before we can restore trust, we need to listen. Really listen,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats: It&rsquo;s not about moving left or right. It&rsquo;s about moving closer to the people. <\/p>\n<p>&#127919; Listen year-round<br \/>&#128202; Show results<br \/>&#127793; Invest in communities<\/p>\n<p>My ideas to win back trust: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GdfSANt3cp\">https:\/\/t.co\/GdfSANt3cp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CTybjioAwc\">pic.twitter.com\/CTybjioAwc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Della Volpe (@dellavolpe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dellavolpe\/status\/1859986454463795698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Della Volpe, who is the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics&rsquo;s polling director, highlighted three areas where he believes a new party leader can start the revival and reconnection with blue-collar America.<\/p>\n<p>First, he said, institutionalize listening to voters. He suggested creating &ldquo;Community Solutions Centers where local leaders, young organizers, and experienced politicians come together to shape solutions. These aren&rsquo;t just places to air grievances; they&rsquo;re workshops for democracy where frustration is transformed into action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Second, don&rsquo;t just talk but do. He suggested highlighting programs from Democrats throughout the country that are working to expand healthcare and the economy to locals. &ldquo;The Democratic Party needs a new infrastructure to make progress visible and connect local wins to national priorities,&rdquo; Della Volpe said.<\/p>\n<p>And third, get out of Washington and make connections with America. &ldquo;The most vital voices for democracy aren&rsquo;t in D.C. &mdash; they&rsquo;re in our neighborhoods. These are the local leaders who know their communities&rsquo; needs because they live them every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He concluded that &ldquo;the choice isn&rsquo;t about moving left or right &mdash; it&rsquo;s about moving closer to the real struggles people face every day. Millions of Americans haven&rsquo;t changed their values &mdash; they&rsquo;ve lost faith that Democratic Party and our institutions can deliver on those values. By putting community voices at the center, delivering visible progress, and building lasting relationships, the Democratic Party can demonstrate that abandonment isn&rsquo;t inevitable &mdash; that democracy can still work for everyone, not just during elections, but every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The party is expected to vote for a new chairman in January. So far, several older voices in the party are planning to run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1895580\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1895580\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard&#8217;s John Della Volpe warns the Democratic Party: act quickly with effective solutions for struggling voters, or face decline. He notes that many Americans are not shifting politically but are leaving the party they feel has neglected them. In a memo, he emphasizes the need for a major transformation focused on everyday issues rather than ideological debates. Della Volpe suggests three key actions: establish platforms for voter engagement, showcase successful local programs, and strengthen community ties outside Washington. He believes rebuilding trust is essential to reconnecting with voters and demonstrating that democracy can serve everyone consistently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2374151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Vote-DNC-Chair-scaled-1024x589.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32923,6240,32372,4223,32076],"class_list":["post-2374150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-party","tag-harvard","tag-political-trends","tag-voters","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Vote-DNC-Chair-scaled-1024x589.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374154,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374150\/revisions\/2374154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}