Democratic Infighting Grows & Wisconsin’s Judicial Showdown | 3.24.25
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What issues are causing infighting among Democrats?
Democrats find themselves facing angry voters as a massive rift opens up between the far left and more moderate members.
Will the party's leadership consolidate or continue to splinter?
Why is the Wisconsin Supreme Court race gaining national attention?
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How are Democrat lawmakers reacting to voter dissatisfaction?
Democrat lawmakers have found themselves confronted by angry constituents as the party searches for a unifying message. Meanwhile, new polling shows Democrats continue to be less popular than ever before.
Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips is here to discuss the brewing intra-party conflict and how voters are responding to it. Hey, Cabot, let's start with those numbers. What do they tell us about how Americans feel about the current political situation?
So historically, there's often a sort of buyer's remorse with voters, but that has not happened this year. Trump's approval ratings have held steady around 48%. That's well above where he stood during his first term. And Democratic popularity has only plummeted since Election Day. Last week, CNN found that just 29% of Americans view the party favorably. That's a 20-point drop from 2021. And over the weekend, things got even worse. A new Quinnipiac poll showed that just 21% of Americans approve of Democrats' job performance in Congress. That is the lowest mark in the history of the poll. And even more concerning for the left, only 40% of Democrats approve of the job their leaders are doing in Congress.
Oh, and that's where the infighting comes in.
Exactly. The best example came last week during the Democrat debate over whether to shut down the government. Rank and file members in Congress wanted to kill the Republican spending bill and, you know, stick it to Trump, forcing a shutdown. But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, arguably the most powerful Democrat in the country, opted to support the deal and keep the lights on. That resulted in a wave of backlash from prominent Democrat lawmakers like AOC and Nancy Pelosi, and importantly, from voters. To give you an idea of their anger, Schumer had to cancel his upcoming book tour, quote, due to security concerns. And now that anger has been evident at town halls across the country.
What strategies are emerging within the Democratic Party?
For example, here's the message from one voter at a rowdy town hall for Arizona Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego.
We're not willing to get in the mud with them. Maybe it's time we start getting a little bit dirtier with our messaging.
Here's another raucous event for Democrat House member Sean Kasten, which had to be shut down by police after angry protesters attempted to rush the stage.
What you're saying is I'm not going to get my way when my people are being slaughtered and I want you to stop funding them. If you would like to run for office, run for office. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You are the most soulless piece of crap I've ever seen.
So how are Democrat lawmakers responding to this anger coming from within their own party, their own voters?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What issues are causing infighting among Democrats?
0:14–0:25
2
Why is the Wisconsin Supreme Court race gaining national attention?
0:25–1:44
3
How are Democrat lawmakers reacting to voter dissatisfaction?
1:44–3:27
4
What strategies are emerging within the Democratic Party?
3:27–4:36
5
How are Democrats responding to progressive and moderate divides?
4:36–14:57
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