Many Democrats are considering cultivating hard-edged, Trump-like operatives, imagining progressive versions of Stephen Miller, Joe Rogan, Donald Trump, and Project 2025. Party leaders hope that rougher, more authentic personas will appeal to voters who describe Democrats as weak, apathetic, muddled, or condescending. Polls show growing disapproval of Trump but also a lack of confidence in Democrats as a viable alternative. Voters tell pollsters that Democrats are "more focused on helping other people than people like me," and focus groups report muddled messages and talking down to them. Democratic registration is losing ground to the GOP in 30 states that track these figures.
Do Democrats need their own Stephen Miller? That's what the Rolling Stone journalist Asawin Suebsaeng reports hearing from many people on the left. Imagining a progressive version of Donald Trump's far-right-hand man is hard enough, much less justifying why this might be a good thing. But the idea seems inevitable in a party that has already launched searches for a Democratic Joe Rogan, a Democratic Donald Trump, and a Democratic Project 2025.
Growing numbers of voters disapprove of Trump, but they don't see Democrats as a viable alternative. The party's own voters describe it with terms such as " weak" and "apathetic." Americans tell pollsters that Democrats are "more focused on helping other people than people like me." In interviews and focus groups, they complain that Democrats have muddled messages or are talking down to them.
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