If the Democratic Party thought they were in rough shape after Kamala Harris’ disastrous 2024 presidential campaign that saw her (and her fellow Party members) easily defeated in a landslide, wait until you see what former House Speaker Newt Gingrich unearthed.
In fact, what Gingrich unveiled about the state of the Democratic Party is so bad, it hasn’t happened in nearly 70 years!
During an appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters: Primetime” last week, Gingrich compared the current state of the Democratic Party to the collapse of the Republican Party during the early 1930s.
During his sitdown with Watters, Gingrich discussed the political realignment taking place within both parties, where Republican figures are suddenly gaining traction with blue-collar workers and traditionally union-aligned voters like the Teamsters — groups that have historically aligned with the Democratic Party for decades.
“I mean, maybe you go back to Franklin Roosevelt in ‘33, ‘34, ‘35, when the Republicans were literally collapsing,” Gingrich said. “They went from being the dominant party for over 60 years to a tiny minority. You’re seeing that happen now.”
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said Tuesday that the Democrats are abandoning working Americans in favor of special interests and progressive causes. He noted that nearly 60% of union members preferred Trump over Harris, and faulted Democrats for failing to engage voters face-to-face.
Gingrich said Republicans are benefiting daily from the left’s growing embrace of radical figures — including figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and New York City social mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
“I thought when the senator from Massachusetts went down to endorse Mamdani as the future of the Democratic Party. If you’re a Republican I mean this is like Christmas every single day,” Gingrich added. “There’s another gift that comes in over the transom. And you just can’t imagine these people are so out of touch with everyday normal Americans that it’s, I think it’s astonishing.”
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During his campaign, Trump expanded his support among working-class white men, black men, Hispanics, and Asian-American and Pacific Islander voters in 2024, according to Democratic analytics firm Catalist.
Several reports noted that one of the GOP’s most effective ad strategies involved casting former Vice President Kamala Harris and her party as extreme on transgender policies, which helped boost Republican turnout across the board.