We wouldn't HAVE a Democratic party if pandering to the worst in people didn't work.
It's not the Dems, its their media.
Remember when the Pres signed those enormous spending bills, for ed and drugs, the media howled saying it was TOO expensive.
And polls showed that the public agreed.
BUT, if the Dem promise goodies, the media says "how sweet", and the public agrees.
The NY media is our enemy, the Dems can be defeated with fair coverage.