Favorability of the Democratic party among registered voters sank to a net -32 percentage points, the lowest rating for either party going back to at least 1996.
Democrats are less popular right now than Republicans were in 2008. Just let that sink in.
JesusPubes on
Are the voters stupid
_MisterStupidyHead_ on
Not surprising. Democratic voters don’t hesitate to criticize other democrats or the party at large. Republicans rarely criticize other republicans.
Okbuddyliberals on
Once again, democrats might not be able to just rely on “let Trump damage things and win without needing to change anything about the democratic party”. If Dems won’t pivot to being more in touch with the swing voters who actually matter, the absolute best Dems can potentially expect is narrow wins, possibly without the Senate at all, where voters quickly sour on Dems that they only reluctantly voted for because they temporarily were more mad at the other side
Would it really be so bad to try the Bill Clinton strategy again? Are some people just disturbed by the chance it might *work*?
only_self_posts on
Damn, we forgot that the 20s are always filled with impotent infighting that allows a right wing populist party to centralize power.
TheBeesBeesKnees on
>There also was a modest rise in the public’s preference for the Democrats to control Congress, rising to a 49%-44% advantage from 48%-46% in April. It was the largest lead for Democrats since 2021.
>At the same time, favorability of the Democratic party among registered voters sank to a net -32 percentage points, with 24% positive and 56% negative. The -32 rating appeared to be the lowest rating for either party going back to at least 1996.
Important context. Voters are not in love with Dems currently, but if polling is accurate they’re falling in line with them.
The increase in preference between Democrats vs Republicans, combined with the decrease in the overall Dem approval, is pretty interesting.
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Favorability of the Democratic party among registered voters sank to a net -32 percentage points, the lowest rating for either party going back to at least 1996.
Democrats are less popular right now than Republicans were in 2008. Just let that sink in.
Are the voters stupid
Not surprising. Democratic voters don’t hesitate to criticize other democrats or the party at large. Republicans rarely criticize other republicans.
Once again, democrats might not be able to just rely on “let Trump damage things and win without needing to change anything about the democratic party”. If Dems won’t pivot to being more in touch with the swing voters who actually matter, the absolute best Dems can potentially expect is narrow wins, possibly without the Senate at all, where voters quickly sour on Dems that they only reluctantly voted for because they temporarily were more mad at the other side
Would it really be so bad to try the Bill Clinton strategy again? Are some people just disturbed by the chance it might *work*?
Damn, we forgot that the 20s are always filled with impotent infighting that allows a right wing populist party to centralize power.
>There also was a modest rise in the public’s preference for the Democrats to control Congress, rising to a 49%-44% advantage from 48%-46% in April. It was the largest lead for Democrats since 2021.
>At the same time, favorability of the Democratic party among registered voters sank to a net -32 percentage points, with 24% positive and 56% negative. The -32 rating appeared to be the lowest rating for either party going back to at least 1996.
Important context. Voters are not in love with Dems currently, but if polling is accurate they’re falling in line with them.
The increase in preference between Democrats vs Republicans, combined with the decrease in the overall Dem approval, is pretty interesting.
Does anyone like anything anymore?