Top Dem Admits His Party Has Failed To Listen To Voters

I think that we have to get back to some basics,” Clyburn said

The veteran congressman pointed to a popular song originating in South Carolina called “Boots on the Ground” as a metaphor for what the party should be doing.

“We’ve got to listen to those people who wear those boots that they’re trying to put on the ground,” Clyburn said. “I don’t believe we listen. ”

Clyburn argued that Democratic leaders have spent too much time listening to consultants and not enough time listening to voters

“I have said this, and I really do believe with all my heart: We pay too much attention to the consulting class, and not enough attention to those people, the constituents,” he continued.

According to Clyburn, voters often understand their own concerns better than political strategists do.