According to Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Party leadership is out of touch with the American people, resulting in widespread anger and contempt.
Democratic Party leadership is way out of touch with where the American people are, and it’s almost frightening to see the kind of anger and contempt that people feel toward it.
Recent polls have shown that while approval ratings for Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are declining, attitudes towards the Democratic Party are even more negative. Notably, the Democratic base is driving these poor ratings, with a CNN poll finding that Democratic voters hold more negative views of their own party than Republican voters do of theirs.
Author's summary: Democrats face widespread discontent among Americans.