Nearing the six-month mark of President Trump’s frenetic second term, Democrats are fighting to find their footing and claw themselves from the wilds of the minority in next year’s midterm elections.

On the bright side, Democrats in both chambers were unanimous this month in their opposition to Trump’s megabill of domestic priorities — a massive package of social spending cuts and tax benefits that Democrats hope will serve as a powerful messaging tool as they battle to regain the support of disgruntled working-class voters who have shifted allegiances to the GOP.

But they also have good reason to worry. Not only do polls show the Democrats’ approval ratings at historic lows, but they’re still scrambling to identify a national leader almost half a year after Trump’s return to the White House — dynamics that are raising alarm bells in certain corners of the party.

“Sadly, Democrats are still stuck in the same mud that they were in six months ago,” said Democratic strategist Brad Bannon. “We are still as unpopular as we were when Trump was inaugurated in January.”

Another strategist was even more grim.

“This is a nightmare scenario for the Dems right now,” the strategist said. “We better pray long and hard that the country is going to be in a f‑‑‑ing depression because I don’t know how else we find ourselves out of this mess.”

A new poll by a Democratic super PAC highlights the challenges facing Democrats as they race to regroup in the era of MAGA 2.0. The survey, conducted by Unite the Country, found not only that Democrats have failed to gain ground on Trump this year, but they’re less popular now than they were........

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