Democratic Party Collapses in New Poll

[rambot]

They aren't just ignoring, they are abdicating their responsibilities, giving Trump full control. This is what puppet leaders do, they hold a position of power, but then then abdicate that power to someone else.

...And then trump will NEVER take responsibility for anything unless it's an unmitigated success.

So we have a whole administration where nobody feels culpable to the Constitution.

 

[DaisyDay]

I'd be more inclined to think that would more eager to get the US engaged in a conflict (internal OR external) thatis bad enough for him to "Feel the need" to declare Martial Law".

I don't think he'll be around for that much longer - look at him, listen to him - the man is not well and under a lot of stress. But I don't doubt for a minute that he would declare martial law if/when he thought/thinks he could get away with it - I don't think he has any compunctions about the legality, morality or suitability of it.

 

[stevil]

...And then trump will NEVER take responsibility for anything unless it's an unmitigated success.

It's all about smoke and mirrors, optics with Trump.

That old saying, playing chess with a pigeon, it walks all around the board knocking over the pieces, pooping on everything, then flies home and brags about how it won.

 

[rambot]

To get back (tangentially to the point),

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/16/politics/cnn-poll-democrats/index.html

With many in the party saying publicly that their leaders should do more to stand up to President Donald Trump, Democrats and Democratic-aligned independents say, 57% to 42%, that Democrats should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda, rather than working with the GOP majority to get some Democratic ideas into legislation.

This whole idea I keep reading here that Dems are lining up behind Trump is soooooo misguided I don't even understand why someone would come to it; it doesn't make logical sense.

 

[Always in His Presence]

Behind the Curtain: Dems' dark, deep hole​

Top Democrats tell us their party is in its deepest hole in nearly 50 years — and they fear things could actually get worse:

• The party has its lowest favorability ever.
• No popular national leader to help improve it.
• Insufficient numbers to stop most legislation in Congress.
• A durable minority on the Supreme Court.
• Dwindling influence over the media ecosystem, with right-leaning podcasters and social media accounts ascendant.
• Young voters are growing dramatically more conservative.
• A bad 2026 map for Senate races.
• Democratic Senate retirements could make it harder for the party to flip the House, with members tempted by statewide races.
• There are only three House Republicans in districts former Vice President Harris won in 2024, a dim sign for a Democratic surge. There were 23 eight years ago in seats Hillary Clinton won.
• And, thanks to the number of people fleeing blue states, the math for a Dem to win the presidency will just get harder in 2030.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Behind the Curtain: Dems' dark, deep hole​

Top Democrats tell us their party is in its deepest hole in nearly 50 years — and they fear things could actually get worse:

• The party has its lowest favorability ever.
• No popular national leader to help improve it.
• Insufficient numbers to stop most legislation in Congress.
• A durable minority on the Supreme Court.
• Dwindling influence over the media ecosystem, with right-leaning podcasters and social media accounts ascendant.
• Young voters are growing dramatically more conservative.
• A bad 2026 map for Senate races.
• Democratic Senate retirements could make it harder for the party to flip the House, with members tempted by statewide races.
• There are only three House Republicans in districts former Vice President Harris won in 2024, a dim sign for a Democratic surge. There were 23 eight years ago in seats Hillary Clinton won.
• And, thanks to the number of people fleeing blue states, the math for a Dem to win the presidency will just get harder in 2030.

It’s kinda funny how you seem so much more concerned about the state of the Democratic Party than I, a Democrat voter.

 

[stevil]

• Insufficient numbers to stop most legislation in Congress.

What legislation, I thought Trump is doing everything by unilateral Executive Order.

 

[Always in His Presence]

What legislation, I thought Trump is doing everything by unilateral Executive Order.

Obviously you need a better source o information.

Senate passes budget, setting up showdown with House over Trump agenda​

Republican congress working with Trump, but the Democrats did not have enough numbers to stop this legislation.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

Wax and wane. It is really the GO that i sin trouble for the midterms.
The American people do not have the patience nor the stomach to endure higher prices and fewer products on the shelves.

 

[BCP1928]

AOC28

 

[Always in His Presence]

AOC28

Oh, I hope so! you don't know how much I hope she runs. Maybe she could get Kamala as a running mate.

 

[BCP1928]

Oh, I hope so! you don't know how much I hope she runs. Maybe she could get Kamala as a running mate.

That would be fun, she and Bernie are starting to draw big crowds. But maybe it's time for the Democrats to bite the bullet. Mainstream Democrats are Neoliberals just like the Republicans, but Neoliberalism isn't working even with Trump at the controls--he's still driving the Neoliberal bus. Kamala Harris for a running mate? That would be like putting two cats in a barrel.

 

[Always in His Presence]

The 10 theories driving Dems' identity crisis​

Zoom in: Here are 10 theories, based on conversations with dozens of top Democrats, on what went wrong and what needs to change.
1. It's all Joe Biden's fault. For president, the party ran a deteriorating 81-year-old incumbent who had to drop out roughly 100 days before the election.

2. It's all Kamala Harris' fault. She was a bad candidate in 2019 and many Democrats didn't see her as their strongest possible choice in 2024.
3. Podcasts and social media. Harris and other Democrats should have gone on Joe Rogan's show, fully embraced TikTok, and met voters where they were.

4. "Too woke." Democrats struggled to defend their support for marginalized communities —

5. Elitist words. The party has become the party of the college-educated and for the college-educated — and its members talk like it in ways the working class often finds condescending or alienating.

6. Elitist policies. It's not just the way the party talks — it's the way it governs. The working class has felt left behind by the Democratic Party as it's embraced free trade and other center-left technocratic policies. Those voters have been drifting to the GOP for years. Now that's reached a crisis point.

7. Testosterone. Many men, especially young men, feel Democrats don't have an agenda for them and don't seem to care about their problems. So they've turned toward MAGA.

8. Inflation, inflation, inflation.

9. The border. Democrats mishandled the border under Biden

10. Trump is one-of-a-kind.