A leading Democrat confidently claimed that his party’s strategy to defeat President Donald Trump is on track despite a new poll revealing that more than half of Americans approve of his presidency thus far. The comment came as part of a broader discussion on the political landscape with the Democrat downplaying Trump’s popularity and instead focusing on the idea that the left would win over voters in the upcoming midterms. The stark contrast between the approval ratings and the party's optimism has sparked debate on how effective their tactics will be.
Democratic Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) was compelled to defend his party during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" when host Dana Bash pointed out that the Democrats "didn't have a better plan." She referenced the Trump administration's strategy of "doing as much at once" to "overwhelm the system," which had been previously outlined. In response, Booker insisted that their plan to push back against Republicans is working.
Booker outlined four parts of the Democratic Party’s strategy.
“One is a legal strategy to stop him from violating the separation of powers, from violating our civil service laws, civil rights laws and we’re winning. We see 41 cases being taken, 10 of them last week, 12 of them, excuse me, were successful in stopping some of his illegal actions,” Booker said. “The next is a legislative and oversight effort to really try to expose it, not to treat this as Democrat versus Republican, right or left, but really right or wrong and continue to try to use our positions procedurally as well as legislatively to stop what he’s doing,” he said.
“Then finally, perhaps most importantly, because all of us have to have a role, from the media to everyday citizens, which is shining a light on the dark corners of what they’re doing and how it is actually endangering Americans’ lives, is threatening to raise the cost of people’s everyday goods and inflation and more,” Booker continued.
However, Bash countered, highlighting that Mother Jones reporter David Corn had described her party's strategy of leveraging social media to counter conservatives as akin to "bringing a teaspoon to a gunfight.”
Booker defended the party's strategy, explaining that by utilizing social media, they aimed to expose what Democrats often refer to as Trump’s "dangerous agenda."
“By shining a light on these things, by elevating, as we’ve seen online this past week, literally hundreds of millions of shares and likes, exposing what’s going on, this is giving us more strength in actually stopping him from doing what he’s doing,” he said.
However, Americans are not buying the left’s narrative anymore.
According to a CBS News poll, 70 percent of Americans believe Trump is fulfilling his promises, with only 30 percent stating he is acting "differently than [what he] promised.” Just a month into his presidency, Trump maintains a 53 percent approval rating, with respondents describing him as “tough,” “focused,” and “effective.”
So, while Booker may convince himself otherwise, the fact remains that the Democratic Party’s strategy is not proving effective.