“It’s not the only thing he’s out of touch with America on.”
This is a critical nuance! Not every politician is able to foray from state to federal management.
I’d say it’s crucially astute of you to note that he’s not perhaps as able to make the jump as he’d like people to believe!
He’s not even been in state management. At least candidates such as senators have to represent entire states, including urban and rural voters with their own particular viewpoints. As diverse as NYC is, it can also be a very parochial place where residents share very similar viewpoints on a great number of things. The distance between municipal government and federal government is vast.