The Democrats Are Choosing Very Stupid Hills to Die On
Guy Benson
The Democrats have ebbed to record-low favorability ratings in multiple recent polls, reflecting a leftist base that is displeased and divided over the party's performance and direction, and a broader electorate that views the opposition as extreme and unserious. Part of their problem is that in their haste to oppose President Donald Trump at every turn, they frequently put themselves in a position of looking radical and ridiculous. The most obvious manifestation of this dour derangement was Democrats' theatrics at Trump's joint session address to Congress earlier in the month, in which they stubbornly refused to applaud anything he said -- no matter how uncontroversial -- with many holding up protest signs or walking out. They've shown the same mentality in a number of major policy disputes thus far, staking out extremely unpopular and politically risky positions, all in the name of base-required Resistance.
On DOGE's mission to root out waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government, Democrats have by and large chosen a 'total opposition,' scorched earth campaign against the effort and its leader, Elon Musk (with numerous leftist voices indulging in anti-immigrant nativism as they assail Musk, who's been a citizen of this country for decades). A recent NBC News poll finds the insistence that DOGE is an unnecessary or harmful enterprise that should be shut down happens to be a position held by...a little more than one-third of the public:
On DOGE, NBC's survey finds that 61% of registered voters either believe it's needed but should slow down to assess the impact or is reckless and should stop now before more damage is done pic.twitter.com/FHweRFxGsP
— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) March 17, 2025
More from @SteveKornacki: Respondents think DOGE Is a good idea instead of a bad idea 46/40. And 61 percent say DOGE should keep going and do even more (33%), or should keep going but slow down (28%). Not the numbers you'd expect. In this poll at least, DOGE is popular.
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) March 16, 2025
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