Playbook: Even Dems don’t like Dems

Politico Playbook sat in on focus groups of Democrat voters, and the results were nightmarish for Democrats.

There were significant differences within and between the two groups of nine voters. But there were some broad takeaways:

— A preoccupation with inflation and crime.

— Exhaustion with pandemic restrictions.

— Cynicism about politics.

— Deep frustration that President JOE BIDEN and Democrats have failed to deliver on their early promises.

— Sympathy for Ukraine mixed with a lack of enthusiasm for Biden spending too much time and money on the issue.

— Ambiguity about how important Jan. 6 should be for Democrats in the midterms.

NRCC Comment: “Even Democrats’ base thinks they are doing a horrible job on the issues that matter. That is why the enthusiasm gap continues to grow.” – NRCC Spokesman Mike Berg