Six months after their disastrous performance in last November’s election, The New York Times reports the Democratic Party is “still searching for the path forward.”
Democrats have hired consultants, one of whom asked voters what animal would they assign each party (elephants and donkeys, the traditional symbols for the respective parties, didn’t make the cut).
The newspaper reports the survey showed Republicans were likened to “apex predators like lions, tigers and sharks.” Democrats were compared to “tortoises, slugs, sloths.” Democrats were also called “slow,” “plodding” and “passive.” That’s not the kind of momentum Democrats need going into next year’s congressional races and the 2028 presidential contest.
Some Democrats, like recently ousted Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg, have suggested that older members of Congress be forced out by much younger people through primary challengers.
It’s not that difficult to fix their problem. There are three little words they need to say: “We were wrong.” It will pain them to say it, but confession is not only good for the soul, it can help restore lost credibility. Polls show their favorability is at a modern low (27% according to an NBC News poll). Democrats lack a road map and are clueless about what to do to win over voters, especially young male voters, who voted heavily for Trump.