Friends, don't get me wrong: DJT is always a ray of sunshine, but I, on the other hand, sometimes get despondent about our country's future, especially when I consider the political resilience of the Democrats, who ought to have been consigned to the dustbin of history a long, long time ago. Well, they haven't been. In fact, they're prospering, thanks to the, uhh, resilence of TDS! And that's the subject of my latest article.
Democrats Think They're Winning – and, Sadly, They're Right!
There's no question that the ongoing U.S./Israeli campaign against Iran has opened some fissures in the conservative/MAGA movement, and that in itself is something to concern those who wish President Trump well, but a more troubling and possibly long-lasting realignment is happening concurrently: leftists and Democrats are reviving, despite the fact that we left them for dead in the wake of the 2024 election. Their squabbles are long forgotten, as the Trump haters find common purpose in – what else? – hating Trump.
Witness, first of all, the steady drumbeat of anti-Trump coverage in the mainstream media and on social media, exemplified in uniquely horrifying fashion by the tendency of the talking heads to root openly for Iran in the present conflict, and to portray the noble efforts of President Trump and the U.S. military to bring down the mullahs as aggression, inhumanity, and pure stupidity. Whether this incessant calumny has any relationship to the facts or not, it is having a cumulative effect: Trump's approval ratings are drifting down, and the Democrats' advantage in generic ballot polls is gradually increasing. A point here and a point there may not seem like much, and the President's base remains broadly enthusiastic, but no one can question that Trump and Republicans are in a steadily weakening political position. The Left's lies, including its damned lies, are having an effect.
Second, it's getting increasingly hard to ignore the trend in special elections, which is almost uniformly favorable to Democrats, and not in a subtle way. Democrats routinely outperform the results they obtained in 2024 in these special elections by 15 or 20 points. That's a lot! Republicans even lost in Trump's “backyard”, as the Dems love to point out, in a race for a Florida House seat in an area that includes Mar-a-Lago. Ouch! Meanwhile, Republican-held state legislative seats in Texas, Iowa, Mississippi, Georgia, New Hampshire, and elsewhere have turned blue, and emphatically so. The Democrats think the momentum is on their side, and there's very little evidence in the results of these special elections to contradict them.
Lastly, money makes the world go 'round, and politics even more so. The Democrats and leftists aren't just taking to the streets in their millions, shaking their fists at “King Trump” – they're also putting their money where their big, obnoxious mouths are. Contributions are pouring into special election campaigns and into the coffers of liberal candidates running in the midterms. The Democrats have become, lest anyone forget, the party of the well-heeled, and they are, as a result, tapping into an almost inexhaustible reservoir of financial support. They have massively outspent us in most recent election cycles, and they may well do so again in 2026, especially when dark money is factored in.
It is worth remembering that President Trump and Republicans face these severe headwinds despite the fact that the U.S. economy is basically sound, inflation low, and the markets buoyant. What would happen if, say, the market tanked, or unemployment rose, or inflation heated up? How hard would it be to revive GOP fortunes then? An economic slowdown, moreover, is looking increasingly possible, according to economists.
The solutions to these challenges are by no means apparent, but one thing is for sure: the Democrats and leftists cannot be written off as perennial losers, and they cannot be depended on to sink their own ship. On the contrary, we should recognize that President Trump's victory in 2024 came despite the inherent and broad-based strength of the Democratic Party and the Left, with all their ingrained advantages and prodigious institutional and popular support. To hold on to the House of Representatives in November (not to mention the Senate, which is looking increasingly shaky), it will take wise decisions from the President and his top lieutenants, as well as a maximum effort from Republicans, conservatives, and the MAGA movement. Even then, we may fall short.
That's just the sad, unvarnished truth.
Dr. Nicholas L. Waddy is a history professor at SUNY Alfred and blogs at: www.waddyisright.com. He appears on the Newsmakers show on WLEA/WYSL.
And here it is at World Net Daily:
https://www.wnd.com/2026/03/democrats-think-theyre-winning-sadly-theyre-right/
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In other news, Senate Republicans are considering the use of another reconciliation bill to get the DHS funded, possibly pass a version of the SAVE Act, and otherwise advance the GOP agenda. I think this is an excellent idea, as getting the dastardly Dems to support anything common sensical, or even vaguely sensical, is a lost cause. Reconciliation bills only require a simple majority. I say: get on with it!
https://rollcall.com/2026/03/24/in-the-senate-thune-resurrects-idea-of-reconciliation/
Finally, in a first for any U.S. president, Donald Trump's signature will soon be appearing on our paper money! Wow. Perhaps Trump believes this will cause all Americans to think of him with reverence and gratitude every time they spend money. Fat chance of that! Still, I have no problem with Trump's signature, likeness, or shoe size appearing on U.S. dollars, and we might also consider appending a short message mocking the Democrats on every bill too. Why the heck not???
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Yours is a dolorous evaluation and very well supported. Some heart may be taken from anecdotal events like Washington's almost incredibly fortuitous survival through myriad lethal threats, Union victory after the devastating defeat at Chancellorsville and Truman's 1948 win. Perhaps more timely and encouraging has been the astonishing and perhaps unprecedented Presidential career of DJT so far. His indefatigable resolve and stamina through unrelenting, vicious and , to virtually anyone lacking his sand, unbearable attack may be unique in modern America. It may go a long way toward carrying him through the present ominous partial eclipse of his domestic fortunes. He may also find a way to make good use of the country's 250th Anniversary to work some of his still astonishing political skill. He has embarked on an exceedingly hard road for one of his age( which age I share and I could not imagine forfeiting my retirement as he has; that takes HEART!)
ReplyDeleteWe can, as always, expect imperious far left overreach if they think they have won. Maybe an interim of plain totalitarianism in enhanced power will put the "skeer" in enough of America to make 2028 redeeming. If he has to deal with a far left/Dem House or full Congress it is probable that his "Happy Warrior" mien and his resentment at the personal travails forced upon him by these always enraged Marxist killer bees , will carry him through and yield us maximum benefit from his yet straitened power. It might even help to secure the perception of him as one of the greats. Nonpareil Washington made good use of defeat and tactical retreat.
I meant military officer and General Washington above when I talked about surviving lethal threats. Jack
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy from Jack: The far left /Dems are trumpeting victory today in the Senate passage of funding for DHS without funding for ICE and the border patrol. But gee, I thought their prime object is to defund despised for being heretically dutiful ICE (since their impassioned pipe dream of defunding the police has fluffed big time , though not without major damage to police morale and consequent major redemptive encouragement of the criminals they so exalt). But golly, this smashing triumph for them DOES NOT defund ICE, since ICE already has secure funding from previous legislation. I don't know about the Border Patrol but if the pro illegal immigration obstructionists HAVE (tentatively)defunded that they will not stop President Trump's resolute campaign to right the wrong of Biden's massive lawless violation of our borders. I think if that happens the President will send more of the military to the borders.
ReplyDeleteAs of now though, the matter is being bandied about in the House, so maybe the "ever convinced of its inevitability "far left should save the Chardonnay for another day, yes? To the best of my knowledge so far, they have not been able to force the crippling changes they hold to be vital for a law enforcement institution which at the same time they futiley seek to expunge. Their impassioned demands that ICE agents be ordered (how very much they cherished the authority to smugly order the "unenlightened" lawful and patriotic around which they had under the Clintons) not to disguise their faces have nothing to do with their disingenuous "concerns" about "secret police" and have everything to do with destroying the morale of these exemplary public officers . America's far left mob would of course deploy legions of "secret" , together with very obvious, police devoted to their totalitarian thought and "microaggression" suppression convictions, were they to usurp the power to do so. We can , with complete assurance , presume this based on their unbroken historical record of hellish tyranny in so many luckless countries .
Historically , the U.S. has been the Nemesis of inhumanly forced and advanced Marxism and its tragically discredited convictions. Its bizarre but nonetheless necessary to accept the grim reality that this abomination has actually established itself within our polity, where it seeks to destroy our common sense democratic and free enterprise enabled haven of prosperity and justice.In doing so it has seduced the once loyal Democrat party to its quest for total domination of an erring and guilty U.S. Why does it struggle to accomplish such injustice? Because it is led by perfectionist dreamers who think their imagined flawless future is doable and worth "any means necessary" to force it on the perversely recalcitrant defenders of freedom.
Jack, even I am not ready to run up the white flag yet as far as the midterms go. I'm pessimistic, but not hopeless. And you are absolutely right that a Dem victory this Fall would be a double-edged sword for them, and would open up a variety of opportunities for us, and for DJT. I say: if losing in '26 is the price for winning in '28, then let's lose, baby, lose!!!
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy from Jack: I get a kick out of incipient totalitarians like the far left and their Dem worker ants getting all exercised about our President's signature being on our money. Better ,I'd say, than the ubiquitous public depictions of corpulent and buzzed Dear Leader which would grace their America.
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