52 percent say Democratic presidential nominee should move party to center

Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)

New polling shows not so much ideological division among Democrats but a lack of consensus about where the party should go.

The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)

This week, The New York Times published a poll exploring which direction Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents want the party to take. But if you’re looking for answers about where the party is heading, you won’t find many.  Asked if the next Democratic presidential candidate needs to “move the party to the center” or “to the left in order to win,” 52 percent of respondents picked the center, and just 25 percent took the left. (Another 1…

52 percent say Democratic presidential nominee should move party to center

More than half of likely Democratic voters in a new survey said the party’s next presidential candidate should reposition the party ideologically along more moderate lines.  The New York Times/Sienna poll released Wednesday found that 52 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning respondents believe the party’s 2028 presidential nominee must move the party back to the…