Bad Brand: Democrats plunge to new lows in another national poll
DNC chair admits ‘brand problem’ as party’s favorability ratings plunge to historic 35-year low in Wall Street Journal poll.
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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin isn’t sugar-coating his party’s problems.
“We do have a brand problem,” the DNC chair said in a recent Fox News Digital interview.
And in what’s starting to sound like a broken record, the Democratic Party hit another historic low in a national poll this past weekend.
Only a third of those questioned in a Wall Street Journal survey said they held a favorable view of the party, with 63% holding an unfavorable opinion of the Democrats.
That’s the highest unfavorable rating for the party in a Wall Street Journal poll dating back 35 years.
While the favorable ratings for President Donald Trump(45%-52%) and the Republican Party (43%-54%) in the poll were nothing to brag about, they weren’t as deeply underwater as the Democrats’ favorability.
The Wall Street Journal survey, which was conducted July 16-20, is the latest this month to indicate the plunge in Democratic Party polling.
Just 28% of Americans viewed the party favorably, according to a CNN poll conducted July 10-13. That’s the lowest mark for Democrats in the entire history of CNN polling, going back over 30 years.
And just 19% of voters questioned in a Quinnipiac University national poll in the field July 10-14 gave Democrats in Congress a thumbs up on how they’re handling their duties, with 72% disapproving.
That’s an all-time low since Quinnipiac University first began asking congressional approval questions in their surveys 16 years ago
The Democratic Party has been in the political wilderness since last year’s elections. Not only did the party lose control of the White House and Senate and failed to win back the House majority, but Republicans made gains among Black, Hispanic and younger voters, all traditional members of the Democratic Party’s base.
Since Trump’s return to power earlier this year, an increasingly energized base of Democrats is urging party leaders to take a stronger stand in pushing back against the president’s sweeping and controversial second-term agenda. Their anger is directed not only at Republicans, but at Democrats they feel aren’t vocal enough in their opposition to Trump.