Dems flailing in midterm polls despite Trump; socialists to blame?  

Here’s the question Democrats are currently asking themselves: Why aren’t things going better? 

The upcoming midterms should be a wipeout, given the level of dissatisfaction with the current administration. President Trump is not polling well, and Americans are upset with the economy, the lingering war with Iran, and issues of corruption. They still trust Trump on immigration, but the baseline expectation should have been that Dems would retake Congress, handily.  

And that’s likely to be true for the House of Representatives. But in the Senate, things are different. I’m not even just talking about the Dems’ complete collapse in Maine, as their candidate Graham Platner had to exit the race over sexual assault allegations. Whoever wins the primary in Michigan will have a tough matchup against the Republican, and James Talarico is having an equally tough time against Ken Paxton in Texas.  

So what’s the deal? Shouldn’t this be easier for the Dems?  

On X, CNN columnist Ronald Brownstein points out that Trump’s job approval rating is currently worse than Bill Clinton’s in 1994, George W. Bush’s in 2006, Barack Obama’s in 2010, and Trump 1.0 in 2018. And in each of those midterm elections, the incumbent party got absolutely crushed by the opposition. So by some metrics, Trump should be in even worse shape, and Republicans should be worried about........

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