The 2024 election cycle was a dagger for the Democrats. They barely have a pulse at this point.
And a CNN host has poured cold water on the Democrat hopes to make a major comeback in the 2026 elections.
Democrat Policies and Elite Agendas Are Driving Voters Straight to the GOP
Republicans are surging ahead in key swing states, building their most formidable party registration advantage in over two decades. This shift is a part of a growing rejection of the Democratic Party’s direction, as everyday Americans grow weary of far-left extremism that prioritizes globalist fantasies over kitchen-table concerns.
CNN’s Harry Enten laid it out plainly during a segment on “CNN Newsroom,” delivering a blunt assessment of the Democratic Party’s standing with voters, comparing its brand to Cracker Barrel’s disastrous rebrand.
“The Democratic brand right now has about the same appeal with the American voter as the Cracker Barrel rebrand has with the American consumers. Bad, bad, bad. What are you doing? Oh my goodness gracious. What are we talking about here in terms of big party registration changes in the key swing states?” Enten asked. Enten highlighted stark figures from battleground hotspots like Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, where the GOP holds its widest lead since at least 2005.
“The Republican Party is in their best position at this point in the cycle, since at least 2005. And all four of these key battleground states, we go out to the Southwest, Arizona. How about Nevada? Republicans haven’t done this well since 2005,” Enten said. “Oh my goodness gracious at this point in the cycle. North Carolina, I couldn’t find a point at which Republicans were doing better at this point in the cycle. It’s at least this century. It probably goes way back in the last century. And Pennsylvania, very similar.”
These gains outpace anything seen this century, with Republicans building on momentum from the Trump era and pulling away from Democrats who seem stuck in ivory-tower echo chambers.
“Republicans doing better at this point than at any point, at any point this century, at least as far as I could find. Now, what types of gains are we talking about here for the Republican Party? Well, let’s compare it to this point during their first Trump administration, all the way back in 2017. Look at this. The Republican Party gains in party registration compared to this point back in 2017 during the Trump first administration. In Arizona, you got a Republican gain of three points,” Enten said.
“OK, how about Nevada? Up the hill we go, even though we’re sticking in the Southwest, a gain of six points. How about, again, we come to the East Coast, North Carolina, a gain of eight points for the Republicans. And in the Keystone State, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, again, we’re talking about a gain of eight points.”
Nationwide, the picture is even grimmer for Democrats, who have hemorrhaged about 2.1 million registered voters since 2020, while Republicans have added roughly 2.4 million to their rolls. This 4.5 million swing spells trouble for a party that once claimed to champion the working man but now caters to coastal elites and radical activists.
The root of this exodus lies in the Democrats’ embrace of extreme platforms that clash with the values of ordinary folks. Take their obsession with identity politics over economic security—pushing divisive “woke” mandates that label everyday patriotism as bigotry while ignoring skyrocketing costs for groceries and gas. Voters in heartland communities feel lectured by Hollywood types and Ivy League professors who prioritize pronouns and land acknowledgments over jobs and borders.
Open borders stand out as a prime offender, with Democrats’ soft stance on illegal immigration flooding communities with crime and straining resources meant for American families. Billions funneled to migrants while veterans sleep on streets? That’s not compassion—it’s betrayal of the taxpayers who built this nation.
Then there’s the gender ideology crusade, forcing transgender policies into schools and sports, alienating parents who just want their kids focused on reading and math, not radical social experiments. Union workers and minority communities, once Democratic strongholds, are bolting because these agendas feel like an attack on family and faith.
Economic follies compound the mess: sky-high taxes to fund green schemes that kill coal jobs and drive up energy bills, all while preaching about climate doom from private jets. Defund-the-police rhetoric left cities in chaos, and endless foreign aid to endless wars drains the treasury without a thought for crumbling infrastructure at home.
Even young men and minorities, long assumed to be in the Democratic pocket, are turning away in droves, fed up with a party that treats them as voting blocs rather than individuals with real concerns. The 2024 drubbing exposed this rift, as Trump peeled off historic shares of Black and Latino support by promising strength and prosperity over empty virtue-signaling.
Post-election, Democrats’ attempts at rebranding ring hollow, sounding like more academic jargon than genuine outreach to the forgotten American. With approval ratings in the gutter after their 2024 wipeout, some insiders whisper about ditching the extremism, but party bosses double down, alienating even their base.
This self-inflicted wound positions Republicans stronger than ever, ready to deliver on promises of secure borders, thriving economies, and unapologetic American pride—values that resonate with the silent majority tired of being sidelined by radical leftists.
