The doomsday has arrived for the Democrats. There’s nothing they can do about it.
Because this report about the Democrats has gone public and is causing chaos.
The Democratic Party on the Brink of Extinction: A Grim Outlook After Trump’s 2024 Victory
The future of the Democratic Party looks more uncertain than ever following Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the 2024 presidential election. The results have left many within the party feeling deeply pessimistic about its survival, with some even questioning whether the party is dangerously close to becoming irrelevant on the national stage.
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, Democratic pessimism is at an all-time high, reaching its highest point in eight years. In stark contrast, Republicans are experiencing an unprecedented surge of optimism, the most positive outlook for their party since Trump’s victory in 2016. This dramatic shift in sentiment comes on the heels of Trump’s commanding electoral success, where he defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris by securing 312 Electoral College votes to her 226, sweeping all key battleground states.
The GOP also gained control of the Senate and maintained a slim majority in the House of Representatives, giving them full control of the federal government. Additionally, Trump’s victory ensured the maintenance of a favorable 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
With these sweeping wins, Republicans now wield unprecedented power at the federal level. Short of obtaining a filibuster-proof supermajority in the Senate, there is little else the GOP could desire in terms of political dominance. The balance of power has dramatically shifted in their favor, and Democrats are understandably disheartened by the prospects of their party’s future.
A new survey shows a dramatic shift in the mood within the Democratic base. While 51% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents remain optimistic about their party’s future, 49% are now pessimistic — an increase of 20 percentage points from the sentiments expressed following the mixed results of the 2022 midterm elections. This pessimism is even more pronounced when compared to the post-2016 election outlook, with the number of discouraged Democrats now surpassing 49%, a troubling sign of disillusionment that has only deepened in the wake of Trump’s latest win.
The party’s grim outlook is particularly pronounced among younger Democrats and those on the left-wing of the political spectrum. These groups appear more concerned about the party’s future than their moderate counterparts, reflecting broader ideological divides that could have serious consequences for the Democratic Party in the coming years.
Meanwhile, Republicans are experiencing a moment of unprecedented optimism. According to the same Pew survey, 86% of Republicans express confidence in their party’s future, a dramatic increase from 65% following the 2022 midterms and 79% after Trump’s 2016 victory. This surge in GOP optimism further underscores the widening divide between the two major parties.
The Democrats are in utter disarray over their humiliating defeat in the election.
Instead of rethinking their leftist policies, they are blaming the American people.#tedcruz pic.twitter.com/jVJu36LljA
— Dolly van den Berg (@dendolly1) November 22, 2024
The partisan gap between the Republican and Democratic outlooks has reached a staggering 35 percentage points, the largest disparity seen in any recent election. This gap is also reflected in Americans’ perceptions of which party represents their interests. For the first time since 2016, more Americans now believe that the Republican Party best represents “people like them” than the Democratic Party.
Half of all Americans (50%) say the GOP represents their interests well or somewhat well, compared to 43% who say the same about the Democrats. This marks a significant reversal from recent years when the Democratic Party was seen as more aligned with the needs of the average American.
This shift in public opinion is almost entirely driven by Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 85% of whom now say the GOP represents them well or somewhat well. This is a 14-point increase from the Pew Research Center’s June 2023 survey. Meanwhile, while 72% of Democrats still believe their party represents them, a small but growing portion of both Democrats and Republicans feel increasingly alienated from their respective parties, signaling potential fractures within both major political movements.
The Democratic Party stands at a critical crossroads. With increasing pessimism within its ranks and a Republican Party that is riding high with unprecedented optimism, the Democrats are dangerously close to the brink of political extinction. Unless the party can somehow reenergize its base and address the growing disconnect between its leadership and the American electorate, the path forward may look bleak indeed.
Here is a Pew Research survey result that shows how extreme Democrats have become. Look at the median and see how bad it was in 2017 and it is only more extreme today. pic.twitter.com/3sjdjD9KKB
— Stuart Berman (@HereticalLeader) November 19, 2024
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