Democratic pollster Margie Omero said Friday that Democratic voters feel "physically and economically threatened" by the Republican Party and the direction in which it is going.

"A lot of these [Democratic] candidates have messages for a variety of different folks in the Democratic Party for sure," Omero told Hill.TV's Jamal Simmons on "What America's Thinking."

"It's going to be, I think now, as a contrast to [President] Trump, where people feel threatened by where the Republican Party is headed," she continued, citing differences between Republicans and Democrats.

"I think that changes the dynamic a little bit in terms of you really do need to speak to the fact that so many Americans, and Democratic voters, in particular, feel ... physically and economically threatened by a Republican Party that has gone very extreme," she said.

Democrats have long expressed outrage toward Republican policies on health care and economic issues.

Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump faces backlash after not committing to peaceful transition of power Bernie Sanders: 'This is an election between Donald Trump and democracy' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump stokes fears over November election outcome MORE (I-Vt.), who caucuses with the Democrats, expressed alarm during the congressional Republicans' effort to repeal and replace Obamacare last year, saying their proposed bill would lead to the death of thousands of people.

“This is not trying to be overly dramatic,” Sanders said. “Thousands of people will die.”

The Republican tax plan has also been a target for Democratic lawmakers, who have said it will harm the poor and benefit the rich.

“Under this bill the working class, middle class and upper middle class get skewered while the rich and wealthy corporations make out like bandits. It is just the opposite of what America needs, and Republicans will rue the day they pass this," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish MORE (D-N.Y.) said late last year.

— Julia Manchester