Some Democratic politicians are openly questioning their party's damaged brand after losing again to President-elect Donald Trump, according to a new report.
“I don’t know if Trump is a stable genius, but he is a fucking genius,” said Biden fundraiser John Morgan. Politico said. “He tapped into something Republicans never saw, which is the anger and populism on this side.”
Trump's 2024 election victory prompted soul-searching among Democrats after the party reeled from a series of electoral setbacks. Republicans regained the White House and both chambers of Congress just four years after losing power in 2020.
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Some Democratic politicians are reconsidering their party's brand value after losing again to President-elect Trump. (Chip Somodevilla)
As a result, some Democratic Party donors and political strategists are taking independent tickets and other alternatives to the party's traditional brand seriously, according to Politico.
“I've come to the conclusion that if you call yourself a Democrat, all Republicans will automatically line up against that,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said. “You call yourself a Republican, and all the Democrats automatically line up against that. And I really don't think there's a way forward in this state if you don't get sensible people in both parties to work together.”
Duggan won three terms as mayor of Detroit, and reached high levels of popularity in 2020 as a Democrat. However, Duggan is running for Michigan governor as an independent.
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Mike Duggan has won multiple terms as mayor of Detroit, reaching high levels of popularity in 2020 as a Democrat. Despite his string of victories, he is running for governor of Michigan as an independent. (Getty Images)
“Anyone who looks at the Senate map, not just in 2026 but over the next six years and beyond, sees that we need a path to break through the Republican majority,” a Democratic strategist who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Politico. “This does not necessarily mean electing Democrats. But it does mean changing the denominator we need to reach a majority.”
New research shows that some voters are also disillusioned with the Democratic Party in a study he conducted Democratic Ballot Company Navigator research.
One of the study participants Compared to the Democratic Party To the ostrich that “buries its heads in the sand and is completely committed to its own ideas, even when they fail.” Another participant in the study said that the Democratic Party “is no longer a friend of the working class,” comments she echoed Senator Bernie Sanders.
“It should come as no surprise that A Democratic Party “Those who have abandoned the working class will find that the working class has abandoned them,” Sanders wrote after Election Day.
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