Dem decline continues to grow

 Federalist Wire:

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Chris Cillizza, a political analyst for NewsNation, highlighted on his “So What” Substack that the Democratic Party is grappling with unprecedented challenges due to declining public approval. Surveys conducted by CNN and The Wall Street Journal revealed the Democrats’ favorability ratings at 28% and 33%, respectively. Cillizza described these figures as evidence of “a brand crisis” for the party on his Substack.

“I spend a lot of my time talking about Donald Trump because he’s the president of the United States. He’s the dominant political figure in the country,” Cillizza stated. “And no, his policies and his presidency to date have not proved popular. His approval rating is in kind of the mid-40s. People, as I said in The Wall Street Journal poll, disapprove of how he’s handling inflation, how he’s handling tariffs, how he’s handling immigration, how he’s handling the broader economy.”

Cillizza emphasized the challenge for Democrats, noting, “The problem, of course, is — if you’re a Democrat — is that elections are two options, right? And if the other option, meaning Democrats, is seen as not really an option by the public, that’s a giant problem.” He suggested that recent optimism among Democrats stems from Trump’s unpopularity, with some believing, “‘Well, surely we’re going to win.’ And you might win in 2026 just based on historical trends — the fact that Republicans control everything, people want to send a message, maybe give a little bit of control back to the other party.”

However, Cillizza cautioned that a midterm victory should not be mistaken for public support of the Democratic agenda. “People have no idea really what the Democratic Party stands for. And to the extent that they think they know, they don’t like it, right? So, it’s weak, it’s woke and it’s anti-Trump. That’s what people will say about the Democratic Party,” he remarked.

“That is not getting it done. 33% favorable in the Wall Street Journal poll, 28% favorable in the CNN poll — these are record-low numbers. You cannot — if you are a Democrat — you cannot just say like, ‘Eh, they’ll take care of themselves.’ No. You are in a brand crisis. Make no mistake — this is a crisis of the brand.”
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Cillizza is not a conservative, but he is also not blind to the problem Democrats have created for themselves.  The problem is not limited to Democrat leadership, but also includes the out-of-touch base of the party.