Rahm Emanuel: Democrats have lost touch with Roosevelt, Johnson, and Truman

Rahm Emanuel: Democrats Have Lost Touch

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel diagnosed where the Democratic Party has gone wrong and hinted at a presidential run in 2028.

Rahm Emanuel: Democrats have lost touch with Roosevelt, Johnson, and Truman

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — In casual conversations with Democrats in August from across the Midwest, I found that their biggest frustration with the national party is that its platform didn’t appeal to them. I was not surprised to see that same sentiment captured in a poll by the Wall Street Journal around the same time. It found Democrats’ popularity cratering with a staggering 63% of voters holding an unfavorable view of the party. One month late…