For a couple of months I have been posting on why I think the Dems are nothing but a fart in a hurricane.

They have said that they will change directions to come more in-line for the working masses….and yet I have seen nothing but some banter and a few lame-ass ideas.

What do many party members think?

Many Democrats see their party as weak or ineffective, according to a new poll that finds considerable pessimism within their ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of their party, though a small but significant share describe the GOP as greedy or generally bad. The poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in July reveals warning signs for both major parties as the political focus shifts to elections in New Jersey and Virginia this fall and the midterm contests next year, the AP reports

Respondents were asked to share the first word or phrase that came to mind when they thought of the Republican and Democratic parties. Overall, US adults expressed a dim view of both parties, with about 4 in 10 using negative attributes such as dishonest or stupid. But nearly nine months after Republican Donald Trump won a second presidential term, Democrats appear to be harboring more resentment about their party than do Republicans. Democrats were likelier to describe their own party negatively than Republicans. Republicans were about twice as likely to describe their own party positively.

Democrats say: “They’re spineless,” Cathia Krehbiel, 48, of Indianola, Iowa, said of her party’s leaders. “I just feel like there’s so much recently that’s just going abhorrently wrong. And they speak up a little bit and they roll right over.” Overall, roughly one-third of Democrats described their party negatively in the open-ended question. About 15% described it using words like weak, or apathetic, while an additional 10% believe it is broadly ineffective or disorganized. Only about 2 in 10 Democrats described their party positively, with roughly 1 in 10 saying it is empathetic or inclusive. An additional 1 in 10 used more general positive descriptors. Jim Williams, a 78-year-old retiree from Harper Woods, Michigan said he typically supports Democrats but is disappointed with the party and its murky message. He feels much worse about the Republican Party, which he said “has lost it” under Trump’s leadership. “All he does is bully and call names. They’ve got no morals, no ethics. And the more they back him, the less I like them,” the self-described independent, said of Trump.

Spineless pretty much sums it up for me.

But yet Donny’s poll numbers are sliding downward so one would think that Dems numbers would be on the rise, right?

You would think but not so fast….

A greater share of voters view the Democratic Party unfavorably than at any point in the past 35 years of Wall Street Journal polling—63%. The Journal‘s latest poll, conducted this month, found that 33% of respondents hold a favorable view of the party. The other side also is in negative territory, though the results were better, with a majority of voters viewing President Trump unfavorably by a 7-point margin and the Republican Party coming in 11 points under the break-even point. Even when respondents disagree with Trump on issues, they have more faith in the GOP to resolve them in Congress than in Democrats, per the Hill.

Democrats have planned town halls during the House recess to build opposition to Trump, with an eye toward winning big in next year’s midterm elections as they did in his first term. The Journal suggests its poll indicates possible problems with that strategy. More voters identified as Democrats than Republicans at that time. That’s flipped since, though the GOP lead is only 1 percentage point in the new poll. Democrats still have a 3-point advantage when voters are asked if, should the election be held today, how they’d vote in a congressional race. But in 2017, Democrats led on that question by 8 percentage points.

The poll found Trump with an approval rating of 46%; it was 40% at the same point in his first term. A Gallup Poll released last week put Trump at 37%, which is his low point for this year and pushing his worst showing ever at the end of his first term, 34%. On a series of issues, Gallup found the president’s approval ratings in the 30s and 40s, topping out at 42% on dealing with Iran and falling to 29% on the budget.

But yet another poll states a confusing stat….

More Americans now identify with the Democratic Party than with the Republican Party, reversing the trend of the past two years, according to a new Gallup poll. The shift — a common phenomenon following a presidential election — is largely due to political independents reassessing their loyalties.

The Democrats’ renewed advantage also comes despite the fact the party suffers from an all-time low favorability rating among the public. The results are based on quarterly telephone interviews of at least 3,000 U.S. adults. They have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. Here is a breakdown of the results.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311549201.html

These types of contradictory statements is why I tell people not to trust polls….they are a momentary snapshot and are not valid next week.

I still have not seen any substantive work done by Dems that would give anyone a vote of confidence in their sincerity to make change.

Do you see anything?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”