The 2026 midterms are still almost a year away, but that’s not stopping the liberal left from counting their chickens before they hatch. We are now being sold a new narrative that Democrats are going to win back men and rural voters who are disaffected by Trump’s performance so far in his second term.
They are severely discounting the loyalty of Trump voters, but there is a more important question here. What have Democrats done to win back male and rural voters? What have they changed? The answer is nothing. If anything, they have doubled down on their woke resistance.
This NBC News report cites the recent elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, three locations that run the gamut from purple to deep blue, as proof that the Democrats are back:
The fight for young men intensifies ahead of the 2026 midterm electionsWinning the hearts and minds of young men has been at the center of politics over the past year. Republicans sought to cement President Donald Trump’s gains, while Democrats, fearing they could lose an increasingly disaffected segment of the electorate for a generation, launched a series of initiatives to prevent that.Ahead of next year’s midterms, some Democrats say the momentum is shifting. High-profile Democrats running in last month’s elections — Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Zohran Mamdani in New York City — improved on the party’s poor performance among young men one year before. Some 2028 Democratic presidential contenders launched policy initiatives aimed at men and boys. And in Trump’s first year in office, many young men say they feel a continued economic and social malaise, cutting into his support with that key group.“I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men,” Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin told reporters after the November elections.
Again, these people have not changed a thing. The DNC won’t even release its autopsy of the 2024 election. They think they can just wait out Trump and everything will go right back to the way it was.
Politico focused on the rural voters:
Democrats spy rare opening in rural AmericaDemocrats are accustomed to losing in rural America — especially to Donald Trump. Now they’re hoping the president’s own policies might prove to be the leverage they need going into next year’s midterms.The party faces immense challenges in farm country that have overwhelmingly voted Republican for decades and turned out in droves on the president’s behalf three times. But over the past year, those same communities have borne the brunt of his tariff agenda, health care center closures, lingering inflation and cuts to public lands programs.Where Trump sees an “A++++++” economy, large percentages of both Republican and Democratic voters blame his decisions for stubbornly high prices for groceries and housing, according to recent polling from POLITICO and Public First.
Who is going to lead the charge in winning back these male and rural voters? Liberal podcaster Jennifer Welch?
No one embodies the spirit of the party of the hectoring sister-in-law better than her.
Pardon me if I remain skeptical about their chances of winning back men and people in red states.
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