The Democratic Party isn’t just fumbling its message—it’s hemorrhaging credibility. Behind the polished slogans and media gaslighting, their own die-hard supporters are quietly jumping ship. These aren’t secret Trump voters or Republican plants—they’re the same true believers who stuffed envelopes, manned phone banks, and poured their time and money into a party they thought stood for something. Now, they’re looking around at the chaos and asking a question party elites can’t answer: What do Democrats even believe anymore?
You don’t have to take my word for it; just listen to the voices of their own disillusioned faithful. The latest example comes from a recent episode of “The Morning Meeting” podcast on 2WAY, where a woman named Sharon publicly admitted she’s appalled by what her party has become.
Sharon, a self-described lifelong Democrat who’s volunteered for campaigns, donated to candidates, and been deeply engaged in party activism, didn’t hold back. “I have no idea what they stand for. I have no idea what their policies are,” she said. “The things that I see that they most talk about feel very, like, bad for the country, bad for the people—super fringy.”
Then came the simple, pointed question to Dem strategist Dan Turrentine: “How would you convince me to stay in that party and support it, given what is happening today?”
Turrentine fumbled from the start. “It’s a great, great question, Sharon,” he said, nervously acknowledging that she “speaks for a lot of people,” including himself at times. He admitted to feeling the same frustration with the party being “rudderless and leaderless,” where the main message boils down to “our dislike of Trump.” Instead of making a case for Democratic policy or leadership, Turrentine turned philosophical. “I believe that this stuff, it’s a pendulum,” he offered.
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His guidance? Stick around and hope for a new leader to emerge. “You stay on the inside and try to get the family to look at things a little bit differently,” he said. “Support candidates that might take it in a different direction. So, you don't know where leaders come from, time and place, um, but I agree with you. It is a hard time right now and frustrating.”
In other words, keep banging your head against the wall and hope the party suddenly rediscovers sanity. But the numbers don’t lie. Polls show only a third of Democrats feel any optimism about the party’s future, and the rest see it as too radical and too corrupt.
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— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) June 23, 2025
"I am a lifelong Democrat. I have been super active in campaigns — I've worked on them, I've volunteered for them, I've contributed to them. I'm so appalled by the Democratic Party."
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This isn’t just about one disillusioned voter. Sharon’s story echoes what so many former Democrats are saying. The Democratic establishment has been hijacked by the most radical voices, and anyone who dares to question the new orthodoxy is pushed to the margins—or out the door entirely.
Earlier this month, I wrote about how Bluesky has become an echo chamber of hate, where even the slightest deviation of left-wing orthodoxy got you branded a bigot or a Nazi. I said at the time it was “a snapshot of what the Democratic Party has become.”
Well, Sharon proved me right.
