Democrats Are Deeply Pessimistic About Their Party

A new AP-NORC poll found that only about one-third of Democrats are “very optimistic” or even “somewhat optimistic” about their party’s future.

That’s down sharply from July 2024, when about 6 in 10 Democrats said they had a positive outlook.

The poll finds that about half of Republicans, 55%, are very or somewhat optimistic about their party’s future, up from 47% last summer.