Last but not least is the issue of education, ranking right behind crime and safety; 61% believe that parents should have more oversight of their children’s education, and 50% think that parents should be able to use the public dollars designated for their children’s education to send them to whichever school they want.

Democrats have continued to champion funds for government schools and ally themselves with teacher unions even as the failures of both have been made painfully clear during school shutdowns. Republicans, on the other hand, have continually sought to empower parents and families when it comes to funds following students, not systems – even before COVID-19 struck.

Everyday Americans are not sitting around thinking about how to restructure the country into a socialist utopia. They want to feel secure in the ability to find work and provide for their families. They want to live in safe communities. And, no less important, they want the freedom to send their children to the schools that work best for them, regardless of ZIP code. The fact that Democrats cannot (or refuse to) grasp these issues speaks to the chasm that exists between them and the voters they have taken for granted.