Rep. Tim Ryan said Tuesday that the Democrats’ strategy of the last eight years is not working.
“Clearly we have not done well in the last eight years. We got completely wiped out with our state legislators, the Congress, the Senate and obviously the presidency,” the Ohio Democrat said on Fox News.
Mr. Ryan said the Democratic Party’s problem in 2016 was doubling down on the base and not being concerned with “persuasion” of undecided voters.
“Our House and Senate leadership are the leaders technically of the party, but I think that’s yet to be determined,” he said, regarding the Democratic Party’s leadership. “We’ve got a lot of voices out there right now.”
Mr. Ryan challenged House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to her position last year after prompting from those who felt her leadership cost the party the presidency and kept them in the minority in Congress. Mr. Ryan lost his challenge by a wide margin.
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