Even after the chaos, cruelty, and horror of the last few months, voters still prefer Republicans over Democrats. New polling will be grim reading for Democrats hoping for a burst in popularity, with 41% of Americans having a favorable view of Republicans, compared to just 36% approving of Democrats.
Bernie Sanders – a longtime critic of centrist Dem strategy – is in despair, now unable to deny that Democrats are a threat to democracy. The case that they “removed the democratic process from its constituents” by rigging or preventing primaries was put to him in a recent interview. Sanders paused, threw up his hands, and said “Fair enough, I’m not going to argue with that point“:
