Rahm Emanuel: Democrats Have Lost Touch With Roosevelt, Johnson and Truman

<![CDATA[        SPRINGFIELD, Illinois -- In casual conversations with Democrats in August from across the Midwest, I found that their biggest frustration with the national party is that its platform didn't appeal to them. I was not surprised to see that same sentiment captured in a poll by The Wall Street Journal around the same time. It found Democrats' popularity cratering, with a staggering 63% of voters holding an unfavorable view of the party.]]>