Food Used to Be Democrats’ Territory. What Happened?

Or
to put it more simply, MAHA is a diverse group of disillusioned voters who want
more control over their health. “I look at MAHA and see a coalition of food
people without a home who are desperate to have someone in a position of power
talking about the problems in our food system,” said Sam Kass, who served as
Michelle Obama’s senior policy adviser for nutrition policy.

Trump’s
own pollsters have come to the same conclusion: “Vaccine skepticism stands as
an outlier, rejected by most voters even within the MAHA movement,” according
to a December poll by Fabrizio Ward. In contrast, “food policy, a
key aspect of the MAHA policy agenda, resonates among most voters in these
[congressional swing] districts, across party lines.”

In
theory, these voters could be there for the Democratic taking. But Ryan Munce,
president of co/efficient, told me that though voters will reward politicians
who deliver on MAHA’s promises, “we don’t see any real, meaningful policy and
messaging that makes us feel like [Democrats] see this as an opportunity.”