Dem rep Sarah McBride says party needs to stop being ‘a**holes’

Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride of Delaware admitted during an interview to be released on Sunday that voters viewed Democrats as being “assholes.”

The Democratic Party was viewed unfavorably by 63% of registered voters who responded to a Wall Street Journal poll released on July 25, an increase from 58% in April. McBride told Politico White House bureau chief Dasha Burns in a clip previewing a Sunday interview on “The Conversation ”that many voters believe Democrats don’t like them.

“I think voters feel like Democrats have sort of been assholes to them. And I do think that a voter asks two questions when they’re considering who to vote for. The first question is, does this candidate, does this party like me?” McBride, a biological male who sparked controversy over bathroom usage in the Capitol after being elected, told Burns. “And by extension, do they respect me, do they care for me? But do they like me? If you can’t answer that first question to a voter’s satisfaction, they won’t even get to the second question, which is, what does this party think, what does this candidate think? And I think we’ve lost that first question.”

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Burns questioned McBride about polling that showed Democrats with high unfavorability ratings despite some of Trump’s policies also being unpopular with registered voters.

“I do think that we have to basically create a tent that is united on three fundamental principles. One is, working people need more support and help. Two, democracy and freedom are good. And three, we’re not gonna be assholes to voters,” McBride told Burns. “Look, the reality in today’s environment is that your party ecosystem is defined not just by politicians or the party, but also some of the loudest voices online that, in voters’ minds, reflect and represent that broader coalition.”

“In a world where many voters get their news online, when we have an environment where we got some very loud people who are shaming and calling people who disagree with them, even just in rhetoric, bigots; when we have those folks saying that to a wide swath of voters, including voters we could win, and we aren’t explicitly stating something to the contrary, then a voter will then just paint us all with one broad brush,” McBride continued.

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