zang
Senior Member
Dem leadership (Jeffries and Schumer) have been focusing almost entirely on affordability and it's not working for them. Trust in the democrats keeps sinking. The only reason people are voting for them in by-elections is because they're either *not* republicans, or they're the new progressives fighting to gain hold over the status quos in the party.
Only 37% of all US voters have a positive view of the Democratic Party. Worse yet, 31% with independents:
Many Democrats are still down on the Democratic Party, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024.
apnews.com
Things were already unaffordable for many under Biden, so for those to whom affordability would resonate the strongest, the Democrats lost their goodwill a long, long time ago.
As long as Schumer and Jeffries continue to cling to arguments about procedure and take AIPAC money—and only choose to support and promote the like—they will hobble the party.
Americans overwhelmingly want this clown show out of office, but carry the despair of knowing they can't count on the Democrats to do so.
US individualism long ago took control of the rural areas. They don't care they don't have healthcare or stable housing as long as some perceived lesser doesn't also have it.
