Just when Democrats thought they might finally gain momentum due to last week’s market downturn, a pair of dismal polls broadsided the blue team on Sunday.
According to a new CNN poll, only 29% of the public holds a favorable view of the party, the lowest mark ever recorded by the poll. Driven by high levels of dissatisfaction even among Democratic voters, there was a 20-point drop since January 2021, at the end of President Donald Trump’s first term.
An NBC News poll of registered voters also released Sunday showed Democratic approval a tick lower at 27%, with only 7% saying they hold a “very favorable” view of the party. Both figures are all-time lows for the NBC News poll.
To make matters worse for Democrats, the latter survey also showed the highest percentage of voters who believe the country is now (with Trump in the White House) on the “right track”…