Democrats are losing pride in America — and that's a problem for BOTH

Democrats have wrecked the party's brand, yet a brain-dead establishment refuses to push back against a base that wants more of it. AP

Republicans smirking at how Democrats have lost touc h with most voters’ values should think again — because having a sizeable minority of the population at odds with the rest is bad for the entire country.

Per Gallup’s polling, the share of Democrats who say they’re “very proud to be an American” fell from 90% to just 36% over the last quarter-century — and those are likely the Dems most at-odds with their party’s direction.

Consider the findings from center-left outfit Welcome’s survey: 70% of Americans now say Democrats are out-of-touch, up from 51% in 2013; only 39% of voters think the Democratic Party has the right priorities, while 59% say