Dems Ignore Flashing Red Lights

Sam talked about this important piece on our Monday 10/27/25 show and again on the Tuesday 10/28/25 show. It’s that important and worth an even deeper dive for those who have the time.

This is no small survey. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of people, 70% of whom think the Democrat Party is out of touch. David Weigel gets into some of the grainy details in this eye-popping piece that should have the DNC in a full blown panic.

Exclusive / Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns
by David Weigel

From 2013 to 2024, between the beginning of Barack Obama’s second term and the end of Joe Biden’s sole term, the report offers clear metrics to show how the party changed its language and gave support to left-wing bills that had little chance of passage.

Over those 11 years, the share of congressional Democratic co-sponsors of a bill to study reparations for the descendents of slaves rose from 1% to 57%. Support for assault weapons ban legislation grew from 41% to 88%; support for giving federal prisoners full voting rights grew from 4% to 41%; and support for legislation that would wipe out state abortion limits went from two-thirds of the Democratic caucus to 98%.

During the same time period, the perception of the party as “too liberal” rose from around 47% to 55%, in an average of public polls conducted by the group. Perception of the GOP as “too conservative” fell from 47% to 44%, though the authors note that that number has moved back up in Trump’s second term.

The defeat or retirement of some conservative Democrats explain some of the shift, but not all of it. The report’s study of national Democratic Party platforms from 2012 to 2024 found a surge in language about specific racial groups (up 828%), about “environmental justice” (up 333%), and about LGBTQ rights (up 1044%). Mentions of “men” fell by 63%, of “fathers” by 100%, and “responsibility” by 83%.

In 2020 and 2024, the party platform began with land acknowledgments for the Native American tribes that had previously inhabited their convention sites.

As always, I’ll be following this one closely.

– Producer Robbie