{"id":12199,"date":"2025-09-05T19:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=12199"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:15:53","slug":"swing-state-dem-voters-slam-party-as-leaderless-adrift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=12199","title":{"rendered":"Swing State Dem Voters Slam Party As \u2018Leaderless,\u2019 Adrift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic voters in Pennsylvania are voicing frustration with their party\u2019s national leadership, describing it as \u201cfractured\u201d and lacking both direction and a unifying figure in the months since President Donald Trump began his second term. Speaking to <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, more than 20 Democratic voters in Doylestown and Philadelphia expressed concern about the party\u2019s inability to lead or connect with its base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, there is no leader,\u201d one voter said. \u201cThere is no strong voice for the people as a whole.\u201d Others echoed similar sentiments, criticizing Democratic leaders for lacking engagement with constituents and appearing \u201cpowerless\u201d and ineffective. \u201cWe\u2019re fractured. We don\u2019t have a definitive message,\u201d another voter added.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism comes amid ongoing infighting and a widening leadership vacuum within the Democratic Party. Under Chairman Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee is reportedly trailing its Republican counterpart in fundraising. According to <em>Politico<\/em>, many donors now view the party as \u201crudderless, off message and leaderless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party is also losing ground in voter registration. In the 30 states that record party affiliation, Democrats have lost 2.1 million registered voters since 2020, while Republicans have gained 2.4 million, <em>The New York Times<\/em> reported. The shift has raised alarms about Democratic momentum and long-term voter engagement.<\/p>\n<p>According to a July <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> poll, the Democratic Party\u2019s favorability has dropped to its lowest level in 35 years, with 63% of voters viewing it unfavorably. A separate <em>Associated Press-NORC<\/em> survey found Democrats less enthusiastic about their party and more likely than Republicans to describe it negatively. \u201cWe\u2019re good at making signs,\u201d one voter said, \u201cbut not much action backs that up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic voters in Pennsylvania are voicing frustration with their party\u2019s national leadership, describing it as \u201cfractured\u201d and lacking both direction and a unifying figure in the months&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Swing State Dem Voters Slam Party As \u2018Leaderless,\u2019 Adrift - 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