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Polling evidence suggests that corruption is not yet a decisive factor for voters--but there is a way for Democrats to leverage the president's malfeasance in the 2026 midterm elections. Weave Trump's corruption into a broader story about his utter failure to fix the economy.

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... .Democrats have a lot to be excited about when they look at President Donald Trump's polls.

Scores of voters have soured on his job performance since he took office. And that group of unhappy voters includes some of Trump's new 2024 converts -- the young voters, disaffected voters, and voters of color who left the Democratic coalition to join Trump's.

But Trump's losses aren't translating to Democratic gains. The polling so far suggests that the voters disillusioned by Trump similarly dislike the Democrats -- and are more likely to leave politics altogether than align themselves with the Democratic Party.

Congressional Democrats -- and their party's national brand -- remain dismal: Some 37 percent of voters view the party favorably, while about 60 percent view them unfavorably, according to YouGov's tracking surveys. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 06:28 PM | Reply

Are Democrats fumbling a golden opportunity?

Short answer, yes.

They're going to run the same play they have been since Clinton.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-20 07:54 PM | Reply

@#2 ... They're going to run the same play they have been since Clinton. ...

My guess, at this point, is that you are likely to be correct in your assessment.

There's this ...

DNC panel opens the door to removing David Hogg from his national post (May 12, 2025)
www.politico.com

... A Democratic National Committee panel on Monday recommended a new election for the post held by Vice Chair David Hogg, whose effort to challenge "asleep at the wheel" Democrats sparked a firestorm in the national party. ...

Yeah, the Democrats seem to be rallying around the lame Sen Schumer in a hope for revival, apparently missing the change in the electorate.


Will the Democrats learn in time for the 2026 mid-terms?

Time will tell.

But based upon what I've been seeing, I doubt it.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 08:02 PM | Reply

Why mess with suck?

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-20 09:23 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

The Democratic party establishment loves Trump simply because their billionaire donors set to gain handsomely from Trump's policies. If you doubt that. Explain why they are doing exactly nothing to stop Trump.

#5 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-20 09:40 PM | Reply

#4 NW and FF.

#6 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-05-20 09:52 PM | Reply

Why mess with suck?

Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-20 09:23 PM | Reply

Ummmmmmm huh??

#7 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-20 10:02 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

Ask Snoofy, dear. He has the answer today, at 6:07pm today.

#8 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-05-20 10:10 PM | Reply

@#8 ... He has the answer today, at 6:07pm today. ...

Got a link?

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 10:18 PM | Reply

@#7 ... Ummmmmmm huh?? ...

Yeah, my view at this point is ...

Will the Democrats realize their current shortcomings (can you say Sen Schumer? I knew you could) and adjust their strategies to reflect the changing electorate?

I'm less concerned about the past, but more concerned about the future.


And, along those lines, the DNC's apparent rejection of Mr Hogg's approach, may not be A Good Thing.


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 10:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Or maybe ...

Minibar - Holiday From Myself (2001)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
If I was a friend of mine
I would surely be concerned
I'd recommend I take some time
Away from me

I think I need a holiday from myself
I need some time away from being me
I'm worried about my health
And I seem to be bad company

I need time
To be careless with my mouth
Not worry what I think about
'Cos it's all fine

I need the dawn
I never get to bed before
I don't sleep naked anymore
And I can't lie in

Imagine I could take a package deal
A SAGA tour of ancient Rhodes
A weekend break in Galashiels
Or circumnavigate the globe

I think I need
Two weeks in a caravan
To get away from who I am
And where I've been

So book me up
An all expenses pleasure cruise
Away from thinking about you
All the time

It's a bad sign
I need to kick back in the sun
I need to masquerade as someone else
I need to get myself some fun

I think I need a holiday from myself
...


#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 10:29 PM | Reply

@#11

Oops, forgot to exclude the advertisements.

Apologies.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 10:32 PM | Reply

Schumer has to go.

#13 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-05-20 10:42 PM | Reply

" Schumer has to go.

#13 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE AT 2025-05-20 10:42 PM | FLAG: "

He kinda sucks but less so than McConnell or Harry Reid IMO.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-20 10:45 PM | Reply

 

@#13

Yup.

And, imo, the sooner the Democrats abandon Sen Schumer, the better.

Stated differently, the longer Democrats hold on to Sen Schumer, the worse it is for them.




#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 10:48 PM | Reply

Who do you all recommend for his replacement?

#16 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-20 10:52 PM | Reply

An analogy ...

Intaferon - Get Out of London (1983)
www.youtube.com

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
Hold tight

Monday morning, wake up yawning
Break an egg, bust my head, maybe it's a warning
Ring on the bell, says it's half-past eight
Keys on the TV, hey, I'm gonna be late

I'm walking on the pavement, skipping all the lines
So the bears don't eat me, send me to the salt mines
Get on the bus, but the bus don't stop
My feet are sitting downstairs, my head on the top
I can't see out the window 'cause there ain't no sun
I think somebody's tellin' me to g-g-g-g-g-g-g-get out of London

My feets keep movin', and I don't wear any socks
Can't stop singing, head ting-a-lingin'
Left my house, now I hang out in a phone box
Making coffins out of bits of old wood
Sell 'em cheap to the council, though I know it's not good
To be a traitor, collaborator
Still, I'd rather be a snitch than a cocktail waiter
Commit my crime now, pay my penalty later
Okay, all right, I know I'm doin' wrong
But save it till tomorrow I got to g-g-g-g-g-g-get out of London

Last night I lost my purity, it started with a kiss
I settled in to revel in a night of bedded bliss
I had a bee in my bonnet, a tiger in my tank
I was on my maiden voyage, but my liner just sank
They call me Jack of Hearts, some would say a knave
My mother was the Queen of Tarts, my baby was a sex slave
Pa's selling weapons to the Red Army Faction
I burn myself in public just to get a reaction
Tattoo my face, so my race is run
My car is on fire, got to g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-get out of London

Don't wear a suit, don't wear a smile
Don't wear my spikes out on the golden mile
Keep my hand on my gun, I keep my eye on my mines
I keep my heart on the beat when I'm running through the front lines
Chain gang chasin' me, but I'm quick as a fox
An' I rock my body to the sound of the box

The louder you scream, the faster we go
.../blockquote>



#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 10:57 PM | Reply

Updated Apr 04, 2025 at 12:47 PM EDT
By Andrew Stanton
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would hold a lead over Senator Chuck Schumer if she challenged him ahead of his next election, according to a poll released Friday.

#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-20 10:57 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#16 ... Who do you all recommend for his replacement? ...

imo, it is not a "who" I recommend, but more of a question about a person who should properly represent the Democratic Party going forward.

And I do admit, up front, that I have dodged the question your current alias poised.

Why? well, because it is not up to me to decide that answer, I'm not the demographic the Democrats need to address going forward..

It is up to the Democratic Party who they want to represent themselves going forward.

Will the Democrats rise to that challenge?

Time will tell.


#19 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 11:05 PM | Reply

Okay, that's fair.

#20 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-20 11:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1


Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would hold a lead over Senator Chuck Schumer if she challenged him ahead of his next election, according to a poll released Friday.
#18 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

The problem with replacing Schumer, is that then NY loses all the swagger it has in committee assignments.

Its like you Lumpers know nothing about how your own Congress works.

#21 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-05-20 11:16 PM | Reply

@#21 ... Its like you Lumpers know nothing about how your own Congress works. ...

Maybe they do know how Congress works, and they also realize that is the problem the need to address?

#22 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 11:36 PM | Reply

@#18 ... Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would hold a lead over Senator Chuck Schumer if she challenged him ahead of his next election, according to a poll released Friday.

Wow.

Found this ...

AOC's Chances of Beating Chuck Schumer in New York
www.newsweek.com

Yeah, the Democrats need to take a step back and evaluate their strategy for 2026.

#23 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 11:49 PM | Reply

Progressive policies are popular.

All Democrats will claim progressive policies.

Not all Democrats are Progressive.

#24 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-05-21 12:29 AM | Reply

"Progressive policies" is so malleable that it's meaningless.

#25 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 12:33 AM | Reply

And yet you oppose them...

#26 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 12:35 AM | Reply

Not even Democrats support the progressive policy of bringing back illegal, wife-beating gang members or defunding the police. Hell, even LA rose up against your nonsense to make shoplifting chargeable again.

#27 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-21 12:51 AM | Reply

Yeah, the Democrats need to take a step back and evaluate their strategy for 2026.
#23 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER

Their feet are firmly cemented in 1992.

#28 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-21 01:58 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Their feet are firmly cemented in 1992.
#28 | Posted by ClownShack"

If the Dems went back to their platform from 1992 and abandoned the woke ----, they would win 70% of the vote.

#29 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-21 03:30 AM | Reply

#13: Schumer has to go.

US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said: "My job is to keep the left pro-Israel" (NYT, 18 March 2025).

I thought the American people was his job.

18 March was the same weekend Schumer capitulated on the GOP budget. With US funds released, Netanyahu relaunched the Nakba and Trumpf began bombing the Houthis, wasting a billion dollars and two fighter jets.

How soon can we primary this altecocker out?

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WKXPK3/pro-palestine-demonstrators-hold-placards-expressing-their-opinion-at-a-rally-demonstrators-marched-in-manhattan-new-york-city-condemning-the-pro-israel-lobbying-group-the-american-israel-public-affairs-committee-or-aipac-protestors-opposed-aipac-for-influencing-us-policies-to-support-the-israel-defense-forces-military-operations-in-gaza-demonstrators-also-protested-against-new-york-senators-chuck-schumer-and-kirsten-gillibrand-for-supporting-israels-war-against-hamas-on-tuesday-the-united-nations-food-agency-the-world-food-program-paused-food-shipments-to-northern-gaza-due-to-ch-2WKXPK3.jpg

#30 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-21 07:42 AM | Reply

"Progressive policies" is so malleable that it's meaningless.
#25 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 12:33 AM

Can you name any Progressives or their policies?

Do you lump all Republicans in the same camp? Why would you do that with Democrats?

#31 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-05-21 10:40 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Hogg's communications were... not the best. They way the DNC and mainstream Dems responded was... not the best. Net loss of rizz for the Democrats from that situation.

#32 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-21 11:55 AM | Reply

Ballwasher is drowning in Fat Donnie Loser's spoad.

#33 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-21 12:10 PM | Reply

They are fumbling it like a one legged man in a ----------- contest.

#34 | Posted by Imshakinitboss at 2025-05-21 12:13 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Why mess with suck?

POSTED BY HAMBURGLAR

The Marines like to say, "Embrace the suck!"

Or as the metal heads say ... "Get down with the Sickness!"

#35 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 02:29 PM | Reply

"abandoned the woke ----,"

If you world clearly define "the woke ----" maybe would could avoid it.

But if "woke" means to you being aware of your actual history (and not just the whitewashed version) then you good luck with your struggles against reality.

#36 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 02:34 PM | Reply

That's right Donnerboy, ignore what made you lose hugely last election.

#37 | Posted by boaz at 2025-05-21 08:58 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

That's right Donnerboy, ignore what made you lose hugely last election.

Posted by boaz at 2025-05-21 08:58 PM | Reply

Jesus effing Christ. Trump barely won. It wasn't a huge win either. For crying out loud.

#38 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-21 09:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Trump almost got 50% of the vote!! (so did Harris)

#39 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-21 09:59 PM | Reply

That's right Donnerboy, ignore what made you lose hugely last election.

#37 | POSTED BY BOAZ

It's no wonder I lost the last election. And I am not surprised at all.

I wasn't running for anything.

#40 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-22 11:00 AM | Reply

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#41 | Posted by danni at 2025-05-22 11:00 AM | Reply

Snoofy is a Nazi.

#42 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-22 11:08 AM | Reply

Somebody needs to find a better hobby.

#43 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 11:13 AM | Reply

Jesus effing Christ. Trump barely won. It wasn't a huge win either. For crying out loud.

#38 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR

And since Trumpy won then it was obviously rigged.

#44 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-22 11:59 AM | Reply

Somebody needs to find a better hobby.

#43 | POSTED BY SNOOFY

He got bored with pulling the wings off of flies.

There is only so much he can do living in his mom's garage.

#45 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-22 12:14 PM | Reply

"Progressive policies" is so malleable that it's meaningless.

#25 | Posted by BellRinger

Just like Make America Great Again

#46 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-22 03:50 PM | Reply

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