As Democrats and their media allies scramble for traction in a political landscape increasingly defined by Trump’s dominance, their latest strategy — or lack thereof — has become glaringly obvious: deflection, denial, and desperation.
Take Senator Chuck Schumer’s recent press conference, which was meant to reassure the public and the press that Democrats still have their bearings. Instead, it exposed just how fractured the party has become. A reporter had the audacity to point out that Schumer — the Senate’s top Democrat — enjoys a whopping 17% approval rating among voters. That’s not just bad. That’s catastrophic.
For perspective? Donald Trump polls higher — considerably higher — than both Schumer and the Democratic Party. And yet, when asked about this embarrassing gap, Schumer casually brushed it off with a “polls come and go” quip. That’s not leadership. That’s avoidance, and the public sees right through it.
Democrats are now governing by press release and panic, relying on unelected judges to stall Trump’s second-term policies. But those courtroom maneuvers? They’re not just legally flimsy — many are being overturned or thrown out entirely, revealing how activist rulings are being used as the last line of defense against policies that are supported by growing numbers of voters.
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Chuck Schumer: “Trump has the lowest 100 day approval rating since they started polling.”
Reporter: A poll has your approval at 17%, lower than any other Congressional leader.
Schumer: “Polls come and go.”pic.twitter.com/3X89P8mnZM
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 1, 2025
And as Trump pushes ahead with a clear agenda — cutting government waste, reshaping foreign policy, and restoring border security — Democrats offer only… polling data. No competing vision, no economic plan, and no unifying message. Just doom-posting on social media and meltdowns on MSNBC.
Meanwhile, the voter coalition that once carried Democrats to victory is disintegrating. Men, young voters, working-class Americans — including growing numbers of Black and Latino voters — are swinging to the GOP. It’s a seismic shift, and it’s not because Republicans are pandering. It’s because Trump and the GOP are offering a reality check while Democrats are offering pronouns and panic.
Trump has quietly built something Democrats never saw coming: a reverse Obama coalition — one grounded not in ideology, but in shared frustration, cultural clarity, and economic realism.
The great irony? Democrats love to cite polls — until those same polls show them getting crushed. For years, polls have underestimated Trump’s support. In 2016 and 2020, the experts got it wrong. Now, even the skewed mainstream polling shows Republicans gaining ground — and Democrats still have no message to counter it.
