Fractures in the Blue Fortress
Kevin Finn – In the wake of Donald Trump’s 2024 victory — sweeping swing states, securing the popular vote, and flipping both congressional chambers — the Democrat Party confronts an existential reckoning. Voter registration data paints a grim picture: between 2020 and 2024, Democrats hemorrhaged over 2.1 million registered voters across 30 states, while Republicans gained 2.4 million, erasing a once-commanding 11-point advantage.
In battleground states like Pennsylvania and Nevada, this exodus fueled GOP triumphs, with new registrations tilting Republican for the first time since 2018. Polls confirm the rot: Democratic favorability has cratered to the lowest in three decades, with 54% viewing the party negatively — worse among independents at a dismal 11% positive.
Mike Marlowe – Every few years, Democrats rediscover something shocking: Americans don’t like them. Not just die-hard Republicans. Not just Fox News viewers. Normal, everyday people who work, pay taxes, believe that men can’t become women, and think “Latinx” is a typo.
Victor Davis Hanson – “Destroying democracy” — the latest theme of the left — can be defined in many different ways.