The 2014 election was a devastating defeat for the Democratic Party, with consequences that may be felt for many years to come. Even so, we wrote in the aftermath of the 2014 election, “Despite the deep losses of 2014, the partisan predispositions of the Democratic coalition remain very much intact. There just is not any reason to think the compositional changes will not continue their long-term trends – and the Rising American Electorate will be key.” This prediction certainly holds true in this survey, as the Obama coalition asserts itself in dramatic fashion.
But it is also shocking how quickly other changes produce a profoundly different America than the one that showed up last November. On almost all measures, Democratic numbers improve on this survey, beginning with voters’ overall mood. CONT.
Democracy Corps & Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund