Last month, Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Juliana Stratton (the state’s progressive lieutenant governor) ran an ad with a not-so-subtle message regarding our president:

Stratton herself doesn’t say this, but she lets multiple other people say it for her. The crude campaign stunt got me thinking: Is this really what Democratic voters want? (That primary election is March 17, as I write this, so it’s TBD if her messaging worked.) 

There’s a growing disconnect in America. As our political parties move further to their respective extremes, most voters fall somewhere in between. Whether Republican or Democrat, the majority of Americans simply want what’s best for their families and for their country. 

The Democratic Party is having an especially hard time connecting with its constituents, as witnessed by a steady stream of polls showing just how bad off it is. 

A recent NBC News national survey found that only Iran is less popular than the Democratic Party among U.S. voters. The reason? The party continues to push its far-left, progressive policies even as many Democrats hold much more moderate views. 

With only........

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