Do Democratic Campaigns Ever Talk to Normal Americans?

In today’s Morning Jolt, I contended that a lot of Democratic candidates and campaign strategists are a lot less smart and shrewd than they think they are, and they’ve built their careers by playing the game on easy mode, protected and saved by a largely friendly media.

I wonder how often Democratic candidates and campaign strategists interact with people who don’t normally vote for them or their clients. I realize genuinely undecided, centrist, independent, or persuadable voters are rarer than they used to be, but the overwhelming majority of Americans don’t follow politics, and aren’t that gung-ho with enthusiasm about either party. It’s surprisingly easy for the politically passionate to get trapped in a bubble of like-minded friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. Most of the Democratic campaigns desperately needed to hear from someone who would say something like…