‘The Democratic Party is Total and Complete Garbage…’ [WATCH]

The Democratic Party is facing historically low favorability ratings, according to recent data from multiple major polling outlets, with CNN’s chief data analyst describing the party’s public image as being “in the basement.”

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN News Central, Harry Enten discussed the findings of new polls conducted by The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Gallup, all of which show the Democratic Party’s net favorability underwater by wide margins.

The data revealed that the party is now contending with some of the worst ratings in recent political history.

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“The Democratic Party’s net favorable rating — record lows in all three. Wall Street Journal, 30 points underwater. CNN, 26 points underwater. Gallup, 26 points underwater,” Enten said.

“And that is being driven in large part by discontent within the Democratic base. The Democratic base wants something different.”

Enten added that the lack of a polling front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination is compounding the party’s current challenges.

In previous election cycles, figures such as Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Al Gore had emerged as clear early leaders in national polling.

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That trend is absent in the current landscape.

“Democrats at this point are historically divided. It is a complete and utter mess. It is messier than a hoarder’s basement,” Enten said.

“What are we talking about here? The national early poll leader — 25% plus. Normally, that’s where Democrats are. [Joe] Biden was at 25% plus in 2020. Hillary Clinton was in ’08 and ’16. [Al] Gore was in ’00 and ’04.”

“At this particular point, there is no one — no one — in the Democratic race for president who’s polling at 25% plus,” he continued.

“The water is quite warm. If you’re a Democrat potentially thinking about running in 2028, jump right in — because at this point there is no front-runner.”

When asked by host Kate Bolduan if the party’s unpopularity was contributing to the absence of a front-runner, Enten responded affirmatively.

“I think that that is in large part of what’s going on is one of the reasons why there is no front-runner, nobody wants to put anybody up at the top of their ballot list, is because at this particular point, the Democratic brand is in the basement,” Enten said.

“It is total and complete garbage in the mind of the American public.”

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Additional commentary on the Democratic Party’s public image came from NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza, who warned on his “So What” Substack newsletter that the party was suffering from a deep “brand crisis.”

“People have no idea really what the Democratic Party stands for. And to the extent that they think they know, they don’t like it, right? So, it’s weak, it’s woke and it’s anti-[President Donald] Trump,” Cillizza wrote. “That’s what people will say about the Democratic Party. That is not getting it done.”

Further polling supports the trend. A May survey conducted by Puck and Echelon showed that likely voters largely viewed the Democratic Party as “liberal, weak, corrupt,” with the word “weak” being the most common descriptor among Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters.

The unfavorable view of Democrats in Congress was reinforced by a July 16 Quinnipiac University poll, which found that only 19% of voters approved of their job performance — the lowest approval rating for congressional Democrats ever recorded by the university’s polling center.

These combined polling results highlight a significant public opinion challenge for the Democratic Party heading into the 2026 midterm election cycle and beyond.