US EditionCNN Poll: Democratic Party’s favorability drops to a record low
- Only about 3 in 10 U.S. Adults had a favorable view of the Democratic Party, according to a March CNN poll.
- Democrats plan to engage voters through the 'People’s Town Hall' series, focusing on swing states to regain support for the midterm elections.
- Frustration among Democratic voters includes dissatisfaction with party leadership, with many viewing it as 'feckless' and 'weak,' leading to a record low approval rating.
- Democrats are alarmed by exit polls showing Trump gaining support from voters traditionally aligned with them, including young voters and communities of color.
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Tea Party Echoes? Democrats Grapple With Internal Dissent at Town Halls
Is this a Tea Party moment for Democrats? Back in early 2017, in the months after President Donald Trump’s first inauguration, I was working as a weekend reporter, which meant many Saturday and Sunday mornings, I was assigned to cover town halls held by local members of Congress. As Trump pushed to ban travel from certain Muslim-majority countries and repeal the Affordable Care Act, these often sleepy meetings were turbo-charged. Hundreds of peo…
Rude awakening: Trump’s cuts hit Republicans hard as both parties face backlash
A spate of town hall meetings held across the US has revealed palpable anger among both Democratic and Republican voters. At some events, voters have spoken to “empty chairs” in lieu of Congress members who refused to show their faces. At others, lawmakers have been booed, heckled and faced raucous audiences. What’s striking isn’t just the outrage, but where it’s coming from. Much of the backlash is from parties’ own voters. Things have become p…
Some thoughts on trust and politics
This diary is an expansion of a comment under "Will the Dem Establishment Ever Get It?" regarding the current lack of trust in the Democrats by the voting population, including a significant portion of their own “base” voters. Specifically, it is my...
LETTER: We the people have a lot to talk about
Since the 2024 election, there has been a vacuum in Democratic leadership, which on the surface sounds like a bad thing. But I believe this is an opportunity to not approach politics and elections as usual. We as individual Americans need to reassess our role in this experiment known as democracy. I think for too long, we have (and I say “we” because I’m guilty of it) gone to the polling booth and voted according to who had a D or an R behind th…
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