Wednesday morning’s edition of Punchbowl’s newsletter makes space to note that “Democrats have major problems, too,” because “only 30 percent of respondents in an NBC News poll had a favorable view of Democrats, versus 52 percent with a negative view,” before then immediately veering into what should be otherwise deemed as advantages for the GOP: “Gobs of money, literally hundreds of millions of dollars, to spend on contested races,” the paucity of competitive House districts, and a Senate map that – as usual – favors Republicans. As in things that were true in 2022, 2024, and will continue to be true in 2028, 2030, 2032, and so on, almost entirely irrespective of Democrats.
But hey, “Democrats have major problems, too” is at least supported by that NBC polling showing them at a favorability disadvantage at 22 percent underwater, 8 percent lower than Republicans.
Thus it’s “major” enough to warrant its inclusion in a section of the newsletter headlined “The GOP’s March blues” and led with “It’s a tough time to be a Hill Republican. Dragged by President Donald Trump into another war in the Middle East, the GOP’s problems are growing worse every day, and there’s no sign things have hit bottom yet.” Even if that 8 percent delta is almost certainly simply explained by the vast numbers of super plugged-in Dem voters who hate Chuck Schumer.