One Party
One party is fighting to maintain food stamps for 42 million Americans.
One party is fighting to keep healthcare costs from exploding for 22 million Americans.
One party is fighting to prevent a rogue federal agency from rounding up American citizens.
One party is fighting to release the Epstein Files and hold accountable a ring of pedophiles.
One party is fighting to ensure that all eligible citizens have access to the voting booth.
One party is fighting to prevent needless gun violence deaths.
One party is fighting to protect future generations through pro-climate legislation.
One party is fighting to fund life-saving scientific research.
One party is fighting to support the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
And one party is fighting to repel the country's first-ever widespread fascist movement.
Both parties are not the same. They never were. Yet, for as long as I can remember, the media has had a vested interest in playing both sides of the issue. They love their Democrats in Disarray narrative. Had Republicans had the big night this past Tuesday, networks from coast to coast would be reveling in the unstoppable GOP agenda. But when Democrats fight back, it's seen as a momentary blip on the timeline. Less than 12 hours after the results were in, the narrative had already shifted. Predictably, that narrative was focused on New York City alone. Meanwhile, Democrats cleaned up in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and flipped two seats in Mississippi of all places. Voters understood the assignment, and they understood that Democrats are the only party fighting for everything mentioned. The candidates may have looked different, but there can be no denying that the localized Democratic Party messaging rang true to voters across the country. Voters heard the one party actually listening to them, rather than the party that has done nothing to help them over the past 10 months.
Democrats struggle with messaging, not because of the message itself, but because they don't have the existing infrastructure that Republicans have. The GOP has a massive network of conservative talk radio through Clear Channel, a massive network of cable television through Sinclair Broadcast Group, and they benefit from ongoing foreign influence campaigns of bots and trolls that overwhelm X, Facebook, TikTok, and, most recently, Bluesky. This allows Republicans to have a two-fold tactic that not only mobilizes their own voters but also divides and conquers impressionable Democrats. While this dual approach tends to be most effective around national elections, the seeds are planted early on in the process. Ahead of the 2026 midterms, the GOP will likely target the 20 or so key congressional districts and engage in specific attacks against the Democratic candidates. While these attacks will be baseless, the goal will be to flood the zone so that independent voters are forced to take a step back and reconsider their vote for the Democrat in these competitive races.
It also bears mentioning that the media never properly cheerleads for Democratic victories. Joe Biden's first two years were among the most consequential in recent American history. But because he did it competently and without scandal, he was seen as the enemy of the Fourth Estate. Their criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal dealt a blow to Biden's approval rating that he never recovered from. And because he never sat down for in-depth interviews with legacy media, they felt they owed it to their readers to be unnecessarily critical of the man and his administration. Like a spurned high school quarterback getting rejected for the prom, legacy media simply couldn't handle not being the center of attention. They made it their mission to downplay Joe Biden's victories, from the Inflation Reduction Act to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to his administration's remarkable achievement of vaccinating over 270 million Americans in the country's largest ever peacetime mobilization. When Democrats are in charge, our media simply refuses to give them credit when credit is due.
Yet when Republicans are in charge, the media does what it can to downplay their failures. They've already committed to "sane-washing" everything Donald Trump does. Scandals that would have ended any previous administration are simply brushed under the rug. The cost of inflation no longer matters. Neither does Donald Trump's obviously declining physical and mental health. ICE abuses are hardly ever mentioned. Countless campaign promises are broken as if they were never even made in the first place. The corporate media needs Donald Trump in charge for ratings and will do everything it can to prop him up at a time when the whole world can see just how incompetent he is. He's their cash cow, and without him, they have to go back and do the job of actual journalism.
But no matter how hard they try, they can't overcome the negative impact that this administration has had on everyday people's lives since January. Inflation is out of control. Soybean farmers in the Midwest are going bankrupt at record levels. The Trump tariffs have proven to be an unmitigated disaster, with Trump himself being forced to admit that Americans are the ones paying the tariffs. The average new car now costs over $50,000. Federal workers are going into their second month without their government paychecks, a fact that has forced White House adviser Kevin Hassett to admit that the shutdown has been worse than expected. The ACA enrollment window is now open, and people are seeing an average increase of 26% with their ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has provided the first 2026 midterm rallying call by proudly proclaiming, "I don't want to hear about affordability" while simultaneously hosting a Gatsby-theme Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago. Suffice to say, the fact that all of this can be felt by the American people gives Democrats an opening into 2026 and beyond.
Like 2020, Democrats will once again have to rely on Trump's incompetence and ineptitude to motivate the voters. Like 2020, Trump's disastrous policies have once again hurt the overwhelming majority of the American people. As Democrats, we must continue trusting Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer. This past Tuesday showed that we are winning the messaging war, even with so much of the media against us. While we might not have the infrastructure that Republicans have, we do have a massive contrast between how people are feeling today versus one year ago. Democrats have singlehandedly fought to keep 42 million Americans from falling further into poverty and despair while the Trump administration actively works to cut these benefits. Will all 42 million of these SNAP beneficiaries vote for Democrats? Obviously not. But the fact that there now exists such a massive contrast between the two parties makes it clear that one party and one party only has the American people's best interests at heart.
And that party is the Democrats.
And one party is fighting to repel the country's first-ever widespread fascist movement.
Both parties are not the same. They never were. Yet, for as long as I can remember, the media has had a vested interest in playing both sides of the issue. They love their Democrats in Disarray narrative. Had Republicans had the big night this past Tuesday, networks from coast to coast would be reveling in the unstoppable GOP agenda. But when Democrats fight back, it's seen as a momentary blip on the timeline. Less than 12 hours after the results were in, the narrative had already shifted. Predictably, that narrative was focused on New York City alone. Meanwhile, Democrats cleaned up in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and flipped two seats in Mississippi of all places. Voters understood the assignment, and they understood that Democrats are the only party fighting for everything mentioned. The candidates may have looked different, but there can be no denying that the localized Democratic Party messaging rang true to voters across the country. Voters heard the one party actually listening to them, rather than the party that has done nothing to help them over the past 10 months.
Democrats struggle with messaging, not because of the message itself, but because they don't have the existing infrastructure that Republicans have. The GOP has a massive network of conservative talk radio through Clear Channel, a massive network of cable television through Sinclair Broadcast Group, and they benefit from ongoing foreign influence campaigns of bots and trolls that overwhelm X, Facebook, TikTok, and, most recently, Bluesky. This allows Republicans to have a two-fold tactic that not only mobilizes their own voters but also divides and conquers impressionable Democrats. While this dual approach tends to be most effective around national elections, the seeds are planted early on in the process. Ahead of the 2026 midterms, the GOP will likely target the 20 or so key congressional districts and engage in specific attacks against the Democratic candidates. While these attacks will be baseless, the goal will be to flood the zone so that independent voters are forced to take a step back and reconsider their vote for the Democrat in these competitive races.
It also bears mentioning that the media never properly cheerleads for Democratic victories. Joe Biden's first two years were among the most consequential in recent American history. But because he did it competently and without scandal, he was seen as the enemy of the Fourth Estate. Their criticism of the Afghanistan withdrawal dealt a blow to Biden's approval rating that he never recovered from. And because he never sat down for in-depth interviews with legacy media, they felt they owed it to their readers to be unnecessarily critical of the man and his administration. Like a spurned high school quarterback getting rejected for the prom, legacy media simply couldn't handle not being the center of attention. They made it their mission to downplay Joe Biden's victories, from the Inflation Reduction Act to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to his administration's remarkable achievement of vaccinating over 270 million Americans in the country's largest ever peacetime mobilization. When Democrats are in charge, our media simply refuses to give them credit when credit is due.
Yet when Republicans are in charge, the media does what it can to downplay their failures. They've already committed to "sane-washing" everything Donald Trump does. Scandals that would have ended any previous administration are simply brushed under the rug. The cost of inflation no longer matters. Neither does Donald Trump's obviously declining physical and mental health. ICE abuses are hardly ever mentioned. Countless campaign promises are broken as if they were never even made in the first place. The corporate media needs Donald Trump in charge for ratings and will do everything it can to prop him up at a time when the whole world can see just how incompetent he is. He's their cash cow, and without him, they have to go back and do the job of actual journalism.
But no matter how hard they try, they can't overcome the negative impact that this administration has had on everyday people's lives since January. Inflation is out of control. Soybean farmers in the Midwest are going bankrupt at record levels. The Trump tariffs have proven to be an unmitigated disaster, with Trump himself being forced to admit that Americans are the ones paying the tariffs. The average new car now costs over $50,000. Federal workers are going into their second month without their government paychecks, a fact that has forced White House adviser Kevin Hassett to admit that the shutdown has been worse than expected. The ACA enrollment window is now open, and people are seeing an average increase of 26% with their ACA subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has provided the first 2026 midterm rallying call by proudly proclaiming, "I don't want to hear about affordability" while simultaneously hosting a Gatsby-theme Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago. Suffice to say, the fact that all of this can be felt by the American people gives Democrats an opening into 2026 and beyond.
Like 2020, Democrats will once again have to rely on Trump's incompetence and ineptitude to motivate the voters. Like 2020, Trump's disastrous policies have once again hurt the overwhelming majority of the American people. As Democrats, we must continue trusting Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer. This past Tuesday showed that we are winning the messaging war, even with so much of the media against us. While we might not have the infrastructure that Republicans have, we do have a massive contrast between how people are feeling today versus one year ago. Democrats have singlehandedly fought to keep 42 million Americans from falling further into poverty and despair while the Trump administration actively works to cut these benefits. Will all 42 million of these SNAP beneficiaries vote for Democrats? Obviously not. But the fact that there now exists such a massive contrast between the two parties makes it clear that one party and one party only has the American people's best interests at heart.
And that party is the Democrats.