There are always two versions to any American political story: the truth and whatever the heck it is that the mainstream media says. The Democrats and their flying monkeys in the MSM are so far removed from reality that I sometimes can't tell if they're lying on purpose or if that's just what color the sky is in their world now.
One thing that is mostly verboten among the MSM propagandists is reporting on any dysfunction in the Democratic Party. Their masters at the Democratic National Committee prefer that no dirty laundry be aired in front of the hoi polloi. If two prominent Beltway Republicans are walking on opposite sides of the same street, the MSMers will write and talk about a "Republican Civil War." Any internecine squabbles that the Democrats may be having are usually given the "Nothing to see here, move along" treatment by the dinosaur media.
Given all of that, it is rather telling that some of the MSM heavyweights — most notably The New York Times — have been giving the Dems ideas about what they should do if they want to be successful in the midterm elections this year. It's an admission that the Democrats have problems. Because they're paid apologists for the Democrats, the MSM hacks never get around to being honest about why the Democrats have these problems. They're very far off base with their various analyses of the Democrats' woes, sort of like a lifelong alcoholic blaming his cirrhosis on the car he drives. The Democrats aren't known for truthful self-reflection, so the odds on them getting to the root causes of the current state of the party aren't good.
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The Democratic Party is in free fall right now. It's not in disarray. It's not hitting some temporary speed bumps. If hot messes could speak, they would be roundly mocking the Dems.
The problems start at the top. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer continues to redefine "feckless." I swear, the longer he's in Congress — 45 years since he was first elected to the House before going to the Senate — the more mystified he seems by how all of it works. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is only three years into his leadership gig, and has never been anything more than Nancy Pelosi's puppet. Unfortunately for the Democrats, she's too drunk and old to properly pull his strings.
Schumer and Jeffries have wholeheartedly supported the "We Hate Trump" strategy that is all the Dems have to offer voters. They seem blissfully ignorant about how it's playing out and, until recently, were comfortable just hanging out at the corner of Obtuse and Delusional. Then the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) began making more noise.
As I have written seemingly a zillion times now, the old Dems are all commies, too; they just don't like admitting it out loud. The DSA isn't a separate party; it's merely an organization within the Democratic Party proper. It's the one part of the party that is being honest about the Dems' endgame, and that's got the elders nervous:
My Twitchy colleague Doug P. shared this in a post on Wednesday:
Democrat Senator Mark Warner stumbles when asked about the socialist takeover of his party.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 21, 2026
Q: "Do you think you should have a big tent?"
WARNER: “At least we’re having an ideological debate in the Republican Party, I'm sorry, in the Democrat Party.” pic.twitter.com/9lCjCsTf1L
It's important to note that none of the older Democrats have a clear answer to this.
Although historical trends say that the party that holds the White House shouldn't fare well in midterm elections, it feels like all bets should be off this year. All on their own, the Democrats are reeling. Now it's time for the Republicans to figure out how to throw a knockout punch. President Trump is good at that, to be sure, but a lot of the rest of the party still needs fighting lessons. I've already used the gift horse reference in the headline, so I'll now say that the GOP is often the party of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
While President Trump is leading the party, I feel that Republicans are better prepared for electoral battles than ever before. They aren't a well-oiled fighting machine just yet, but there's time for the president to toughen them up more. Again, the Democrats are off in an alternative universe, and they aren't going to fix their worst problems between now and November. If the commie kids keep getting louder, that should be a real boon for the Republicans.
My decades-long experience with the GOP tells me that's a mighty big "should," but the guy at the top has plenty of political warrior spirit to spare.
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