Jerkovich: Latest poll confirms Democrats are losing the middle

By Katie Jerkovich | RedState

Democrats have been something to watch since President Donald Trump’s victory in November, and a new poll shows their antics attempting to resist everything about President Trump’s second term, from anti-ICE protests to blocking the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, have backfired.

A new I&I/TIPP Insights poll found that most voters see the Democrat Party as “too radical.” And with the likes of Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) parading radical Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani around Washington, D.C, after his victory in New York City’s Democrat mayoral primary race, is it really any wonder why they feel that way?

As RedState reported, people like veteran Democratic strategist James Carville have tried to sound the alarm to the Democrat Party, labeling Mamdani’s primary victory a “potentially damaging event.”

More Bad News For Dems — Most Voters Now Call Them 'Too Radical'https://t.co/R8IYeYqpLP

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When asked, “Do you think the Democratic Party has become too radical in its views and policies?”

The answer:

A strong plurality of 45% of all poll respondents said yes, while 36% said no, and another 18% said they weren’t sure. The poll’s margin of error is +/-2.7 percentage points.

As can be expected, party affiliation resulted in differing thoughts on the matter:

Among Democrats, for instance, 64% answered “no,” while 22% said “yes.” Republicans were quite different, as befits the current political schism, with just 16% noes and 73% yesses. Independents were at a 40% plurality for yes, and 33% no, with a hefty 27% not sure.

The group dived deeper into the numbers and found that “more than one-in-five Democrats believe their party is too radical.”

The same group was asked, “Should Democrats in Congress work with President Trump when possible, or should they focus on resisting his agenda?”

And the answers prove that, overall, voters definitely want Democrats to “work with Trump” rather than resist him.

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