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The Democratic Party Has Moved From Plummeting Approval Numbers to Self-Imposed Implosion
Red State ^ | 05/29/2025 | Brad Slager

Posted on 05/29/2025 4:18:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Since the November election, it has been evident that the Democratic party can be charitably described as "in disarray." Despite the posturing of those in the party and the aid of the media, the public has been progressively easing away from the party, with most of the evidence for that coming in the form of data. But now more signs are emerging that reveal just how dire things have become.

Apart from static pieces of evidence like polling figures, approval numbers, and trending maps,  it is becoming more stark as anecdotal examples are springing up displaying that internal rifts are becoming the norm. We are seeing their version of the "Scorpion and the Frog" fable, where agreed-upon survival gets compromised by mutually-assured destruction. 

The amusement is how this week the normally compliant and aligned press are on the receiving end of the effects. CNN pariah Chris Cillizza detailed an experience where his Tesla was defaced when he attended an event. While this should have led to him having an awakening, he instead wallowed in a state of dismay. 

“The big concern I had—because this was the big thing that was happening—was sort of pro-MAGA people keying the car or smashing it…because America is about, like, real engines, not electric cars...

Sure Chris, except that was not happening. There was not a rash of “MAGA people” attacking cars, because while we are repeatedly seeing examples of Tesla vandalism cropping up since November, the press would have been in frothing overdrive to detail how those accursed Trump supporters were attacking innocent Leftists who only wanted to save the planet. 

In another case seen this week Jake Tapper revealed something he experienced while out pimping his book release. During an interview he recanted how he had recently been on a podcast where he made an innocuous comment about his 15-year-old son desiring to become a cop, and he was faced with reactionary questions about how this was a sign his boy could be a racist. Tapper recoiled at this reaction and vulgarly explained how this was an indicator of how the Democrats ended up on the losing side of the election (profanity alert). Jake attempting to sidestep things by saying at the time, “This is why you fu***** are losing elections,” is a cute attempt at posturing like he is a neutral player.

Now while these sociopathic reactions from the left involving sycophantic press members display some circular firing squad activity, a more severe sign of discord has been revealed. At NBC News they made an extensive report on the internal meltdown occurring within the Democratic party, and it displays a rift of significant proportions.

The stomping Democrats received in the general election has been followed by moves perpetuating the downward spiral, and now operatives are causing an internal rift. The people affiliated with the Obama coalition are becoming an ostracized set, according to three senior D.C. editors for the network, including Jonathan Allen. The people once regarded as the gold standard in politics are being shunted, especially those names who worked on the Kamala Harris campaign.

Team Obama’s bloom may be falling off the rose. More Democrats are openly criticizing Obama strategists and consultants, who were long treated as the high priests of their party’s politics. Democratic National Committee officials at a news event last month blamed Obama’s lack of investment in state parties over his two terms for setting back local organizing, with the party still feeling the effects.

These rifts are not superficial, as many issues of discontent with the Obama universe were hinted at when Joe Biden was still entrenched, with accusations that the Obamas were actually pulling the strings as President Silveralert meandered. This only became more pronounced with speculation how much Obama was connected to the ouster of Biden, and there is still the possibility that Biden’s undercut party plans by announcing Kamala as the replacement on the ticket before a decision had been made. Note how it was a dashed off written announcement from Biden that she would take over, followed by Barack’s delay in coming out with an official endorsement


During the campaigns the Obamas did not display the electoral wand work to boost Joe nor to sway voters to Kamala’s side, and the unenthusiastic manner they displayed was often overshadowed by negatives. At the pre-debate Hollywood fundraiser, Barack’s magic was absent as Biden freezing on stage became the big takeaway. When they “officially” endorsed Harris, the staged phone call for the cameras received more attention. The Obama political pixie dust no longer worked wonders.

Now those in the Obama orbit are looked at as damaged goods. In the book “Original Sin,” onetime campaign wunderkind David Plouffe declared that Harris lost as a direct result of Biden & Co. He described the doomed Kamala campaign as “a fu***ng nightmare,” as he did not hold back on where he placed blame. “And it’s all Biden. He totally f***ed us.”

Others inside the Democrat universe are not in agreement. NBC spoke with those prominently placed in the party who did not hold back on redirecting that blame. 

Plouffe’s verbal affront opened him and fellow Obama alums to their own criticisms. DNC Finance Chair Chris Korge lashed out at Plouffe in an interview with NBC News last week, saying he and other Obama alums shared the blame, chiding them as the “so-called gurus.” “It’s time to re-evaluate the use of consultants and bring in new forward-looking people,” Korge also said in the interview. “The old Obama playbook no longer works.”  

These reactions are not unexpected in light of losing the popular vote, especially given the full bore backing they received from the media during the truncated campaign. The bigger problem is that as they understandably want to strive to move on from a losing venture, they are doing so without a contingency plan in place. There is no focus to be seen whatsoever from the Democrats, as they have various members coming out and going off half-cocked in their bid to make names for themselves in the shifting party environment. 

Various upstarts have been spouting off for the cameras. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has been an ineffective peacocking presence, and certainly the party leadership would be happy with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) downshifting her aggressions. Meanwhile the established leadership has been no better, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) appearing more impotent with each appearance, the recidivist retread, Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, touring the country for no discernible reason, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaking with brash confidence but diminishing relevance.

This is a party that is entirely adrift, resembling a sports franchise with a maxed out payroll but only capable of delivering a lingering losing streak. The only part worth covering is not the on-field performance but the locker room fights that break out as the coach loses their confidence and the main statistic anyone notices is the evaporating attendance figures.

All signs are pointing to the Democrats facing more losing seasons ahead.

The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject their globalist agenda.


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To: SeekAndFind
blamed Obama’s lack of investment in state parties over his two terms for setting back local organizing, with the party still feeling the effects.

And we found out from Donna Brazile's book that Obama left office with the DNC $24 million in debt—$15 million in bank debt and more than $8 million owed to vendors after the 2012 campaign.

It's not that Obama didn't fundraise for state parties, it's that he totally bankrupted the DNC during his two terms in office.

This led to Hillary Clinton buying out the DNC debt in exchange for operational control of the DNC's financial operations, which she used to starve the Sanders campaign of cash during the 2016 primary. Clinton went on to lose to Donald Trump, Sanders complained about unfair treatment by the DNC, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was forced to step down as DNC Chairwoman, Donna Brazile was named the intermim DNC Chairwoman promising Sanders to get to the bottom of it, Brazile found the contract negotiated by Marc Elias of Perkins Coie giving Clinton control of the party, Obama and Clinton pushed the Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax to change the narrative away from Clinton, and that started the ball rolling on why the Democrat party finds itself in the mess it's in today.

-PJ

21 posted on 05/29/2025 9:43:30 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

22 posted on 05/29/2025 10:02:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The moron troll Ted Holden believes that humans originated on Ganymede.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Every idea and plank of the Democrat party stinks on ice. They want to replace our government with the same sort of system that North Korea has but with them in charge. They want to reduce our standard of living to something like you would have found in 1915. They want to eliminate the God given rights codified and affirmed in the Bill of Rights. They want to overrun the country with third world parasites who will contribute nothing, but can be relied on the vote Democrat in perpetuity. Etc. only academics, government employees and other deadbeat drones who suck the taxpayers dry have a logical reason to vote Democrat. Not sure why anyone else does, but plenty do. You cannot hate Democrats enough


23 posted on 05/29/2025 10:22:44 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: ClearCase_guy
The Republican Party could really achieve some great stuff right now. If they weren’t mostly Democrats, that is.

It is a crying shame. Every goal could be reached, every dream realized.

But they are like a bunch of old ladies late for church too busy bickering amongst themselves on whose fault it is they are late to actually go to the church.

24 posted on 05/29/2025 11:35:33 PM PDT by JParris
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To: SeekAndFind

It is wonderful that Obama and his team are being blamed for Kamala’s loss. I can’t wait to see what political genius emerge for the Dems 2026 and 2028. This ought to be good.


25 posted on 05/30/2025 1:09:26 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: Fledermaus

Clint Eastwood was correct Obama was always an empty chair.There was never a great and powerful OZ.The democrats have always been a mirage of corruption and thieves. Rock bottom is their baseline.


26 posted on 05/30/2025 4:58:59 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: SeekAndFind

Compared to the current set of Rat politicians, Obama is a Conservative. Can’t have that now.


27 posted on 05/30/2025 5:37:36 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (TDS Much?)
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