Will Democrats New Economic Message Work?

Many Democrats blame their terrible showing at the ballot box in 2014 on a lack of a clear and compelling economic message. In fact, there were plenty of prescient Democrats we spoke to throughout the 2014 campaign who warned that Democrats would lose if they didn't figure out a way to engage the economically distressed voter, most especially downscale female voters. In response, Democrats like Chris Van Hollen and Elizabeth Warren have offered up economic agendas that rely on a robust government intervention to help narrow the income inequality gap. But, while we know that Democrats did a poor job of turning out their voters in 2014, the question is whether this new focus on economic justice will be enough to get them to vote in 2016. A new study from Pew found, not surprisingly, that those categorized as the most "financially insecure" were also the most Democratic. And, that these financially insecure voters were also the least likely to turn out in 2014. Of those in the most financial distress, just 25 percent were likely voters in 2014. On