Washington, D.C. – Locals in Washington, D.C., a predominantly liberal city, told Fox News that the direction of the Democratic Party was in disarray following several close elections on Nov. 2.
“Democrats are in disarray right now,” one D.C. local having lunch in Georgetown told Fox News.
Another woman said: “Democrats are clearly trying to figure out where they should be.”
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Some D.C. residents felt the Democratic Party may have gone too far to please progressives.
“Definitely too far left, especially for their Black base,” one woman told Fox News. “We just haven’t seen the support for things that matter to us.”
The man having lunch said: “I think the Democrats have lost the center.”
“I mean, look at Biden. He lost,” the man continued. “He ran as a moderate and a centrist. But he just went to the far left because he tried to appease the liberals in Congress. The people are confused.”
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More than 92% of D.C. voters backed Biden in the last presidential election, while only 5.4% voted for Trump.
A D.C. local tells Fox News Democrats are trying to figure out where they should be.
Others were less certain about where they thought the party was going.
“I certainly hear the conventional wisdom saying the party made a dramatic left turn,” one D.C. resident told Fox News. “In my mind, it’s not clear yet.”