FS1 Host Colin Cowherd Is Right: The NBA Lost 'Regular People' Just Like The Democrats Did

The NBA ratings are down 48 percent from 2012 and 28 percent on ESPN year over year. The new in-season tournament is a dud. Tickets for the semifinals and championship game cost less than a steak and fries.

We listed the reasons for the NBA's decline earlier this week. They include load management, a trivial regular season, too much three-point shooting, and a reputation for upholding far-left social and political causes.

And as FS1 host Colin Cowherd added on Friday, the league is out of touch with normal, working-class Americans – who remain the backbone of this country. Just like the Democrat Party.

"The NBA ratings are down 4 percent in the last 12 years and they have fallen off a cliff this year," Cowherd began. "Adam Silver's solution is let's make the courts brighter. "It is a really bad look for a family of four to go to a game and the [stars] don't play.

"Go ask the Democrats. Be warned, once you detach from regular people in America, you will pay a price."

Kamala Harris paid in November. 

For all the talk about racism, sexism, and Russia (again), Donald Trump defeated Harris for three primary reasons: the cost of living, the border, and the Democrats' failure to connect with the middle class.

We discussed the latter reason in detail in a post-election column about how the Democrats lost ordinary Americans. Specifically, the Democrat firm Blueprint found that swing voters felt "Harris focused more on culture war issues than helping the middle class." In fact, this was the most frequent criticism among swing voters who broke for Trump (+28).

Further, the Financial Times organized a chart to demonstrate how the Democrats' approach to cultural issues shifted the party sharply leftward, leaving the median voter