Seven out of ten people now believe that the Democratic Party is “out of touch“ with the actual issues of many Americans, according to a recent survey, which presents a frightening image for the party as it enters 2026. The results are based on a large survey conducted between November 2024 and June 2025 by the center-left research firm Welcome, which polled over half a million people. The findings show a growing gap between the Democratic Party’s platform and the interests of moderates, minorities, and working-class voters—the very group that formerly drove its success.
70% of voters think Democrats are focused on specialized social issues like “protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants” and “protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans,” ignoring more pressing issues like public safety, border security, and inflation, according to the Deciding to Win report. Only 51% of respondents believed Democrats were out of touch in 2013, but that percentage has now risen by over 20 points. In comparison, opinions of the Republican Party have marginally improved during the same time frame, falling from 70% in 2013 to 65% now.
Democrats need to reorient themselves to be politically viable, the research advises frankly. The group added, “Democrats must concentrate less on climate change, democracy, abortion, and identity and cultural issues and more on the issues that voters believe we prioritize too little: the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, and public safety.” Additionally, it called on the party to “moderate our positions on issues where our agenda is unpopular,” specifically those related to crime, immigration, and energy policy.
While 59% of voters disagree, only 39% believe the Democratic Party now has the correct priorities. According to the poll, Democrats are overwhelmingly in favor of focusing on securing the border (53%), lowering everyday costs (79%), making health care affordable (74%), creating jobs and economic growth (74%), lowering middle-class taxes (66%), lowering crime (56%), and protecting Social Security and Medicare (82%). Priorities including defending illegal immigrants (23%), raising social program funding (24%), and promoting LGBTQ+ rights (25%), on the other hand, came in last.
Democrats seem to have suffered greatly among minority and blue-collar voters as a result of that disparity. Since 2012, the party’s popularity has decreased by 11 points among Black voters without a college degree, 15 points among Asian voters without a college degree, and 16 points among Latino voters without a college degree. Whites with college degrees were the only group to increase their support, by just 4%.
Welcome arrived at the conclusion that “winning does not happen by accident.” “It’s a decision—a decision to be methodical, strategic, and prepared to face challenging realities about the electorate.”
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The percentage of Americans who believe the Democratic Party is “out of touch” has increased by double-digits over the last decade, with 70% indicating the party is disconnected from the issues that matter to voters.
The Democratic Party is perceived as being overly-focused on “Protecting the rights of undocumented immigrants” and “Protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans” – alienating voters who care more about secure borders and crime reduction, a survey released Monday by Welcome, a center-left group, found.
“To win elections, Democrats need to make the following changes. First, we need to focus more on the issues voters do not think we prioritize enough (the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, public safety), and focus less on the issues voters think we prioritize too highly (climate change, democracy, abortion, and identity and cultural issues),” read the conclusion of Welcome’s “Deciding to Win” survey.
“Second, we need to moderate our positions on issues where our agenda is unpopular, including immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues,” the group noted.
In 2013, 51% of voters viewed the Democratic Party as “out of touch,” but the number surged to 70% in 2025, the pollster found.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party improved – going from 70% viewing it as “out of touch” in 2013, to 65% in 2025.
Welcome also highlighted polling showing only 39% of voters say the Democratic Party has the right priorities, while 59% of voters say Democrats do not.
The Democratic Party’s priorities should be “Protecting Social Security and Medicare” (82%); “Lowering everyday costs” (79%); “Making healthcare more affordable” (74%); “Creating jobs and economic growth” (74%); “Cutting taxes on the middle class” (66%); “Lowering the rate of crime” (56%); and “Securing the border” (53%), according to Welcome’s massive survey of more than 500,000 Americans.
The issues garnering the lowest level of support for Democratic prioritization included protecting illegal immigrants (23%), hiking taxes to increase spending on “social programs” (24%) and protecting LGBTQ rights (25%).
Voters viewed the Democratic Party as 26% more focused on illegal immigrant rights and 23% more focused on LGBTQ rights than they should be, in the survey conducted from Nov. 13, 2024 through June 18, 2025.
The party was also rated as being 21% more focused on securing the borders than it needed to be.
As a result of the party’s failure to align with the priorities of voters, support for Democrats “has declined significantly among working-class and minority voters since 2012,” particularly from moderates and conservatives in these categories, the pollster found.
Between 2012 and 2024, support for the Democratic Party only grew amongst college-educated white voters (+4%) and all college-educated voters (+2%).
Over the same period, the party hemorrhaged support from non-college-educated Latino voters (−16%), non-college-educated AAPI voters (−15%) and non-college-educated Black voters (−11%) among several other groups.
“It is essential that we make these strategic shifts because it is essential that we win,” Welcome’s conclusions continued.
“But winning does not happen by accident. Winning is a choice — a choice to be disciplined and strategic and to be willing to confront difficult truths about the electorate,” the group added.
Feds Probe AOC For Employing Illegal Alien, Helping Migrants Evade ICE
Border Czar Tom Homan announced that he has officially opened a federal investigation into Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) over allegations that she employed an undocumented immigrant on her staff and assisted other illegal aliens in evading Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
The Trump administration is investigating Ocasio-Cortez for two alleged offenses: employing an undocumented immigrant who subsequently assisted another individual in evading ICE. In an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Homan stated that he has instructed the agency to pursue legal action against her.
“It’s being looked at (AOC employing illegal alien), can’t comment past that. I’m aware of it, we’ve asked ICE to drill in on that case,” Homan said. “As far as her educating people how to evade ICE arrests, she’s really educating them on how to avoid prosecution. Because there are statutes on the books when you knowingly hinder your removal, that’s a crime.”
Johnson questioned how an undocumented immigrant could have secured employment in Congress and potentially gained access to classified information.
“It is not possible,” Homan stressed, emphasizing that the congresswoman will be held accountable if such claims are accurate.
In March, Diego de la Vega voluntarily left the U.S. amid intensified deportation efforts by the Trump administration, citing concerns for his safety. He became politically active in 2010 when he supported the DREAM Act, legislation that sought to create a pathway to legal status for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
Although the bill narrowly failed in the Senate by five votes, de la Vega, despite his undocumented status, worked as a “special assistant” to former Harlem Assemblymember Robert J. Rodriguez and interned for Representative Carolyn Maloney (D), the report added.
In 2022, de la Vega was appointed Deputy Communications Director by Ocasio-Cortez. In an interview with Migrant Insider, AOC praised him, saying, “Diego is amazing.”
Homan sent an email to the deputy attorney general requesting an investigation into Ocasio-Cortez.
That came shortly after reports emerged that the New York Democrat was hosting seminars teaching undocumented immigrants how to avoid ICE enforcement.
Following Homan’s email to the DOJ, AOC revealed that the Trump administration had yet to answer her requests about whether she is under federal investigation.
“I’ve asked them, they haven’t responded to me,” Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News. “But you know, I was once again fully using the First Amendment to inform people of their constitutional rights. They say a lot of things, but I’ve written a formal letter, and they won’t respond.”
The congresswoman organized a “Know Your Rights” webinar earlier this year, in which lawyers advised illegal immigrants on how to respond to interactions with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities.
The internet forum, held in both English and Spanish, provided legal advice and distributed papers, including one declaring that immigrants “do not have to open the door” for ICE officials unless they had a judge-signed warrant.
Ocasio-Cortez’s office also supplied information on how to receive pro bono legal assistance and urged undocumented people to sign privacy release forms, which would allow her office to interfere in deportation proceedings.
Ocasio-Cortez has forcefully denied any allegations that her actions were inappropriate, labeling the prospect of a federal inquiry “politically motivated.”
Ocasio-Cortez is also under fire as her district has decayed into a crime-ridden cesspool, and voters are furious with her.
Since she was first elected in 2019, major crime has risen by a staggering 70 percent in her Bronx/Queens district.
“The 110th Precinct in Queens, which covers part of the infamous ‘Market of Sweethearts’ human-trafficking and prostitution mecca on Roosevelt Avenue, saw a 105% surge, the highest increase of any NYC precinct in that period,” The Post said in its report.
“Major crimes consist of murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and auto theft,” the outlet continued.
The 115th precinct, which is also in the representative’s district, saw a whopping increase of 85 percent in major crimes, and her constituents are frustrated with their celebrity representative.
“She’s not doing s–t. She doesn’t live in the neighborhood, she doesn’t care,” Elmhurst resident Guadelupe Alvarez, a former supporter of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, said.
New emails have surfaced suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), encouraged federal employees to destroy government records related to the origins of COVID-19.
The revelations come from a series of emails obtained by congressional investigators and highlighted by Senator Rand Paul, who has long pressed for transparency regarding Fauci’s handling of the pandemic.
“We now have clear evidence that Dr. Fauci instructed federal employees to delete official records,” Senator Paul told the New York Post. “This is a violation of federal law and contradicts his sworn testimony.”
One email from February 2020 was particularly damning. It came shortly after a high-level call with virologists about the origins of COVID-19. According to congressional memos, the email included instructions to “delete” messages that discussed the possibility of a lab leak.
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released a memo describing “serious misconduct and potentially illegal actions” by Fauci’s senior adviser, Dr. David Morens.
“Dr. Morens unlawfully deleted federal COVID-19 records, used a personal email to avoid FOIA, and repeatedly acted unbecoming of a federal employee,” the subcommittee memo stated.
Emails from Morens also appear to implicate Fauci directly. In one exchange, Morens wrote that Fauci “is too smart to have things in writing,” adding that he would help keep certain discussions “off the record.”
Lawmakers say this proves Fauci was aware of efforts to destroy records. “These revelations demonstrate that Dr. Fauci was not only complicit but may have personally directed the destruction of federal records,” Rep. Brad Wenstrup, chair of the subcommittee, said in a press release.
The alleged cover-up centers around the controversial February 2020 paper, The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2, which dismissed the lab leak theory as a conspiracy. Critics argue Fauci’s behind-the-scenes influence shaped that narrative while publicly denying any involvement.
“What we’re seeing now is evidence of deliberate deception,” Paul said. “Fauci told the American people one thing while working behind the scenes to suppress alternative theories.”
The emails also reveal an ongoing effort within the NIH to avoid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Morens admitted in one exchange that he would “delete anything” that might be requested by watchdogs.
“I always try to communicate via Gmail because my NIH email is FOIA’d constantly,” Morens wrote in an email subpoenaed by Congress.
Senator Paul blasted this as a clear violation of federal transparency laws. “The law is very clear—federal employees cannot use private emails to conduct official business and then destroy records to avoid oversight,” he said.
In response, Paul sent a letter to the Department of Justice demanding a full investigation into Fauci and Morens. “The DOJ must investigate whether Dr. Fauci and his associates engaged in the unlawful destruction of records,” Paul wrote.
The New York Post reported that Fauci has been called back to Congress for further questioning. Lawmakers want him to explain the newly released emails that appear to contradict his past testimony.
“Fauci testified under oath that he never instructed anyone to delete records,” Wenstrup said. “These emails suggest otherwise, and that raises serious questions about perjury.”
The controversy is not new. In 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) warned the NIH about potential violations of federal recordkeeping requirements.
In a letter obtained by archives.gov, NARA said NIH staff had allegedly been ordered to “shred notes and other documents” referencing its work with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
“If proven true, these are unauthorized dispositions of federal records,” the letter from NARA stated.
Conservative lawmakers say the implications are massive. “If Fauci ordered records destroyed, that is criminal,” Rep. Jim Jordan said in a Fox News interview. “We’re talking about one of the most consequential cover-ups in U.S. history.”
Paul went further, accusing Fauci of intentionally misleading Congress. “This is about accountability,” he said. “No federal employee, no matter how powerful, is above the law.”
Fauci, however, has denied wrongdoing. In past interviews, he insisted he has always complied with federal transparency rules. “I have nothing to hide,” Fauci said in July when asked about earlier reports of email deletions.
Still, lawmakers say his denials don’t match the evidence. “He told us under oath that he never destroyed records,” Wenstrup said. “Now we see emails where his top adviser brags about deleting them on his behalf.”