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www.newsweek.com
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We Dug Into the Polls. Democrats in Congress Should Be Very Afraid.
As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knows better than anyone, the Democratic base is pissed off. And not just a little.
The intensity of the anger roiling the party is at a historic level, suggesting a breach between congressional Democrats and the party grassroots so severe that it could reshape the 2026 primary election season.
Congressional Democrats have typically enjoyed higher popularity with their voting base than their Republican counterparts. But the trauma of the 2024 presidential election defeat appears to have ruptured that relationship. A review of Quinnipiac University’s annual first-quarter congressional polling reveals that, for the first time in the poll’s history, congressional Democrats are now underwater with their own voters in approval ratings.
Bad News, Democrats. Your Party Has Never Been More Unpopular
According to a new poll, 27 percent of registered American voters have a positive view of the Democratic Party, the lowest level recorded since NBC News began asking the question in 1990.
Newsweek contacted the Democratic Party for comment on Thursday via online contact form outside regular office hours.

Bad news, Democrats. Your party has never been more unpopular
Democratic voters want the party to take a firmer line in Congress, even if it leads to gridlock, according to a new poll.
