Well, would you look at that — even CNN can’t spin this one into a win. When Harry Enten, CNN’s own chief data analyst, is openly laughing at how catastrophically unpopular Democrats in Congress are… you know things have gone off the rails. We’re talking Dead Sea levels here, folks. That’s not Republican hyperbole — that’s Enten’s actual analogy. You can’t make this stuff up.
Here we are, closing out 2025, President Trump firmly back in the Oval Office, Vice President J.D. Vance notching policy wins — and meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are plunging into political irrelevance like it’s an Olympic event. According to Enten, Democrats now sit at a negative 55 net approval. That’s not a typo. That’s underwater with no life vest. Not even a pool noodle.
And get this — among independents, they’re down by 61 points. SIXTY-ONE. That’s not just losing the middle. That’s setting the middle on fire and then yelling at it for being centrist. Apparently, the American people weren’t too thrilled with how Democrats handled the recent government shutdown — you know, the one where they threw a tantrum, shut everything down, and walked away with none of what they demanded. Classic.
But it gets even better. Enten pointed out that the freefall isn’t just independents turning their backs — it’s Democrats themselves. Just a month ago, Congressional Dems were sitting pretty with a 22-point lead in approval from their own base. Now? They’re at negative six. That’s a 28-point nosedive in 30 days. You’d have to try to mess up that badly. It’s almost impressive — in a trainwreck kind of way.
The cherry on top? Their lead on the generic ballot has shriveled to less than half of what it was at this point in both 2006 and 2018 — two years when Democrats actually pulled off big midterm wins. So, unless they’re planning a Hail Mary the size of the national debt, the 2026 midterms are shaping up to be one big red wave with a side of blue panic.
Cong Dems now have a -55 net approval, an all-time low & lower than the Dead Sea.
2 causes: Dems gives them a -6 pt net approval(!), & they’re at -61 pts with indies!
The effect? Dems lead on the generic ballot is less than half of what it was at this pt in the 06 & 18 cycles. pic.twitter.com/Os17D7BkHR
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) December 18, 2025
Now, let’s pause for a second and appreciate what’s really happening here. For the better part of the past decade, we’ve heard endless talk about how Democrats were the “party of the future,” the “adults in the room,” the defenders of democracy, decency, and all that other overly focus-grouped fluff. But in reality? When given power, they governed like they were running a Twitter account — impulsive, emotionally reactive, and more interested in clout than results.
Remember the shutdown? The great dramatic standoff where Democrats swore they’d hold the line for climate subsidies, student loan bailouts, and — of course — another round of Ukraine funding? And then, after grinding the federal government to a halt, they walked away with… nothing. Zilch. Not even a symbolic win to hang their hat on. Just red faces and bad headlines.
No wonder voters — including their own — are done playing along.
But instead of soul-searching, the left’s response has been to pretend this is all just temporary turbulence. Harry Enten himself said they “could still turn it around,” which is technically true — in the same way a paper plane can technically fly to the moon if you throw it hard enough.
And here’s the thing: when CNN starts putting numbers like this on air — laughing through the grim data like a guy who just watched his team blow a 28-point lead in the fourth quarter — you know the Democrat establishment is in real trouble. Not even the friendliest of media outlets can polish this mess.
So while Democrats are busy figuring out who to blame (spoiler: they’ll probably land on “misinformation” or “voter suppression”), Republicans should be quietly preparing to capitalize. Voters are tired of the drama, tired of the gridlock, and really tired of watching Democrats fumble the ball every time they get possession.
The lesson here? Maybe don’t treat governance like a Broadway show where the loudest performance wins. Because eventually, even your own fans will stop clapping.
And judging by the numbers, that standing ovation the Democrats were banking on? Yeah — it’s not coming.
