Perhaps this is an overestimating the power of the Democratic Party. Only 24%of registered voters were registered as Democrats in 2024 and that number is falling. We need community level organizing to rebuild the Democratic Party and fast. But where is that happening?
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...
The text in the Gallup article about this chart says it is a tie between Republicans and Democrats (range of error). Democrats need to win and beat Trumpism. That's going to require building a strong base. We can't ignore the current weaknesses in the Democratic Party.
I’m a former independent who registered as a Dem to be able to vote in my primary. I’ve stayed, but don’t agree with everything. And I’ve had red lines in the past. That’s a luxury we can’t afford. I think/hope dems will kvetch but vote in 26 so we have a democracy in 28.
I dont buy the media hype about this. Charles Gaba reports that Dems have overperformed by 15 points in special elections since Trump took office. Gallup says more people are now identifying as Dems than Rs. Right leaning Rasmussen predicts Dems will outperform Rs in the next general election.
Gallup reports "the Democratic Party’s 34% favorable rating is the lowest Gallup has measured for the group in its trend dating back to 1992. The prior low was 36% in November 2014" I agree it is nice that some progressive Democrats have done well. Feels good but doesn't fix the bigger problem.
As I've pointed out, the problem is white voters. Dems haven't won a majority of white voters since the passage of the Civil Rights &Voting Rights Acts. Not a coincidence. They will be an ever present problem, made worse by Obama's presidency. Read this book...
Totally agree with you, white voters are the problem for Democrats and thanks for the book recommendation.
Not necessarily progressive, they were a spectrum of Dem options. The plurality say THEY WILL VOTE for Dems. It's predicted we'll do better than Rs. Good enough for me.
About same no of gop registrants. In both cases, those are a lot of votes. My campaign to Dems would be pretty simple. Get off your ass and vote or you get a monster. At the end of the day, if folks are too dense to grok this, I can’t keep grinding my teeth. We like Canada. Je parle français.
Canada is attractive.
Ikr!