Dems really seem to be banking on the "lets hope the trump presidency implodes" strategy.
100%. It has to do with their lack of leadership, though. There's a huge power vacuum at the top of the Democratic party right now, one which presumably won't be filled until the next presidential primaries in 2027.
It was a similar story back in 2005. The Democrats were reeling back then just as much as they do now. In 2004, they lost to GWB yet again, he even won the popular vote which had eluded him the first time around. He came in with a trifecta and thought he had a strong mandate for his agenda. The parallels are uncanny. Back then, his presidency did indeed implode and Democrats ended up finding a very strong standard bearer.
A repeat of this playbook from 20 years ago is clearly the hopium Democrats are huffing right now. I doubt it will pan out that well for them this time around. Neither is a rockstar candidate like Obama on the horizon for them, nor are Trump's core policies as unpopular and billionaire-friendly as GWB's. As long as Trump doesn't overplay his hand on tariffs and avoids a recession, the GOP will imho be fine.
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 30 2025 08:15pm