The Trump administration has been moving along with their agenda. That’s had serious consequences.
And President Trump was hit with blindsiding news on Fox News that even has him stunned.
Trump’s Poll Numbers May Outshine Democratic Decline, Pollster Suggests
During a Thursday evening segment on Fox News’ Hannity, pollster Matt Towery offered a sharp take on the current political landscape, arguing that President Donald Trump’s poll numbers are likely stronger than what recent surveys indicate. Towery pointed to the Democratic Party’s steep decline in public favor as evidence, suggesting that the opposition’s struggles could be boosting Trump’s standing more than polls currently show.
A fresh CNN poll conducted by SSRS, released recently, painted a grim picture for Democrats. The party’s favorability rating has sunk to a record low of 29%, shedding 20 points since January 2021. This drop comes amid ongoing challenges for the party, which has faced criticism for lacking clear leadership and a cohesive strategy. On Hannity, host Sean Hannity pressed Towery on whether the Democrats’ focus on progressive policies and social justice activism aligns with the party’s true direction. Towery dismissed the reliability of many polls outright.
“Most of these polls we’ve seen are the ones that didn’t get Trump right in the election anyway, so they’re off to begin with,” Towery said. He argued that the data fails to capture a key trend: the shrinking base of the Democratic Party.
“Secondly, they keep talking about the Democratic Party, but what most people don’t point out is the number of people who now identify themselves as Democrats is shrinking and shrinking rapidly,” Towery added. “So you’ve got a smaller party that doesn’t appear to have a plan, that isn’t polling well at all.”
The CNN/SSRS survey, conducted from March 6-9, revealed internal discontent as a major factor in the Democrats’ woes. Only 63% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents expressed approval of their own party—a nine-point decline since January and an 18-point fall since the Biden-Harris administration began. This erosion of support from within has left the party scrambling to regain its footing.
Meanwhile, Trump’s approval ratings have shown resilience. A CBS News poll on February 9 recorded his highest approval rating across both terms at 53%. Though subsequent surveys, like one from Emerson College Polling, pegged his approval at 47%—with 45% disapproving—after 50 days in office, economic concerns have reportedly tempered his numbers. Still, Towery challenged the narrative of Trump’s dip.
🚨 WOW.
CNN: The electorate as of February 2025 is R+2. In 2017, it was Democratic+5… in 2021, D+6. Donald Trump has remade the electorate. They broke the normal rules of politics. He has a positive approval rating. pic.twitter.com/SYYR8ku6I8
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 19, 2025
“Now, one irony I have, I found ironic, Sean, is that you had these polls come out and they said, ‘Well, President Trump was, his advantage or his performance advantage was a little bit below his performance normally,’” Towery said. “Well, I don’t believe that’s true, because if you’re going to say that the Democrats are nowhere, they’re plummeting, that means that Trump has to be doing well.”
Towery’s logic hinges on a simple premise: not everyone can be losing ground simultaneously. “You can’t have everybody doing bad at the same time,” he said. “I think the president’s numbers are higher, his performance in office, I think they’re higher than the polls are showing right now, and I think the Democrats are really looking like they have no plan whatsoever, and that’s coming across to the voters and people who respond to our polls.”
Since Trump’s victory in November, Democrats have struggled to rally around a unified message or a standout leader. The party’s disarray was evident when 10 Senate Democrats crossed the aisle to support a Republican-led spending bill recently passed by the House, prompting louder calls for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down. The CNN/SSRS poll further exposed this leadership vacuum: over 30% of respondents couldn’t name a single lawmaker who best embodies the party’s core values. Among those who did, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led with 10%, followed by former Vice President Kamala Harris at 9%, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 8%, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at 6%.
As the Democratic Party grapples with its identity and shrinking support, Towery’s analysis suggests that Trump’s standing may be quietly gaining strength—a trend he believes the polls have yet to fully capture. Whether this theory holds remains to be seen, but the contrast between the two parties’ fortunes offers a striking snapshot of today’s political divide.
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