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‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds

UNITED STATES, AUG 3 – An AP-NORC poll shows 35% of Democrats call their party weak or ineffective amid internal divisions and struggles to counter Donald Trump's influence.

  • The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found many Democrats described their party as weak or ineffective.
  • Nearly nine months after President Trump’s reelection, Cathia Krehbiel, a Democrat from Indianola, Iowa, called her party `spineless` and criticized its response.
  • Comparisons show about 4 in 10 U.S. adults used negative words for both parties, with 43% criticizing Republicans and 39% Democrats.
  • Such disillusionment could weaken Democrats' efforts to win at least one chamber in 2026, Jim Williams, a Michigan retiree, warned.
  • With focus turning to fall and next year’s contests, the AP-NORC poll finds internal divisions worry political organizations ahead of elections in New Jersey and Virginia.
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