What did Democrats do wrong?

[Resume]

See!!

 

[Tero]

Not enough resistance happening. Not enough punch! Not enough socialism!

Even if a unifying opposition leader such as Magyar is not to be expected in the US system – not until we get a presidential candidate in 2028 – the Democrats are making a pretty poor job of kicking balls into that open goal. The 75-year-old Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, hardly resembles a prize striker. In opinion polls, they vie with Trump for unpopularity. Much of the energy is with democratic socialists like New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, but can they win in places like Michigan or Wisconsin? The New York Times columnist and podcaster Ezra Klein has toyed with the notion that this very diversity might be a strength: you need one kind of candidate in Kansas and another kind in Seattle. Horses for courses. But getting the wrong candidate in just a couple of the 35 Senate seats up for grabs this time seems likely to cost the Democrats their already slim chance of flipping the Senate as well.

The Democrats have one last chance to halt the erosion of US democracy – and it’s less than 100 days away | Timothy Garton Ash

American democrats need a Hungarian-style landslide to overwhelm Trump’s attempts to rig November’s midterm elections, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

www.theguardian.com

 

[dann]

Don't worry, it's happening!

Trump's catastrophe, voter fury, dem socialism's rise & more (CNN on YouTube, Aug 1, 2026 – 19:27 min.)
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten runs the numbers, from Trump's plummeting approval ratings, to democratic socialism's effect at the primaries.
0:00 'Trump is heading for an electoral black hole'
2:33 Young voters are angry at Trump
5:51 Trump's net approval on inflation? -50%
8:42 'Democratic socialism is the name of the game' in primaries
11:45 GOP is still more trusted by voters on Iran
14:10 Trump's numbers are not great
16:30 Americans on the Save America act/Voter ID

Democrats Taking The Senate Is Now A Very Real Possibility (The Majority Report on YouTube, Aug 1, 2026 – 13:25 min.)

 

[d4m10n]

Weird twist in the official party autopsy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/democrats-autopsy-2024-election-dnc.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

 

[The Atheist]

It looks to me as though the Democrats are determined to live up to Trump's "new" name for them.

Infighting, incompetence at the top of DNC, lack of leadership, lack of direction and an inability to wean itself off AIPAC.

If they screw this up, I'll be laughing, half in exasperation and the other half at how Americans can ◊◊◊◊ up the simplest problem.

 

[Emily's Cat]

There are some drawbacks to having a 4-year term for president and a 2-year election cycle for congress. I think our officials do more campaigning than working.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

That's the magic of having a Billionaire sugar daddy for fundraising and ideological think tanks for writing your legislation for you