Why is the Democratic party falling behind in popularity?

[breadisfunny]

Eh...I think it's more complicated than that. Obama made the typical politician mistake of overpromising and underdelivering. However his approval numbers are actually quite high for a 2nd term president.

I think there is a lot of fatigue about the wars, the dragging economy, and the endless political bickering. It's caused a lot of people to turn off and declare both sides are awful and they are sitting it all out. Not too long ago I made a thread about voting and a really shocking number of people came to chime in that they weren't voting because it was a waste of time and it just simply didn't matter what was on the ballots it was all rigged and awful and they just can't even.

i would vote for sanders but i don't think he is even going to get the nomination. if hillary gets it i admit i'll probably just stay home. she is an awful compromise for me.

[Ragedaug]

There's been a lot of talk about gerrymandering, and while it's a real thing and I've seen both Demoncrats and Republicans do it in my state, and I've seen both Democrats and Republicans whine about the other party doing it....

How does that explain the gubernatorial divide?

The easier answer is, there are heavier concentrations of democrats. They tend to pack together. Metropolitan areas heavily lean left. Less densely populated Suburban and rural areas tend to lean right. That means as long as this trend continues, there will be more Republican Governors and Senators as Democrats continue to emigrate to metropolitan areas.

The House isn't affected as much by this, and I wouldn't be surprised to continue to see this swing freely back and forth every 'x' number of years/decades. The main goal of the political class is to keep the country divided as close to 50-50 as possible so both sides can be controlled easier via a 'common enemy'.

[Lenonis]

if hillary gets it i admit i'll probably just stay home. she is an awful compromise for me.

There is SOOOOOOOOO much more on the ballot than just presidential elections. I'd strongly recommend you look at the sample ballot before deciding to stay home. /soapbox

[Sargerasraider]

i would vote for sanders but i don't think he is even going to get the nomination. if hillary gets it i admit i'll probably just stay home. she is an awful compromise for me.

There are several parallels between Sanders '16 and Obama '08.

The problem for both is that gridlock is a feature of the US Constitution. Their supporters are bound to be disappointed.

[Elegiac]

Democrats are even more divided than republicans

There's no evidence to suggest this is the case.

[Hooked]

There's no evidence to suggest this is the case.

Have you ever watched a democrat rally?, it is the most disorganized jumbled mess of far out radicals ever. You have the blacklivesmatter people, next to the pro abortion people, next to the green peace hippies, next to peta, next to the raise minimum wagers, then come the pro amnesty dreamers and whoever else who decides to show up. They are chanting different things and screaming over the top of each other. The only thing these groups have in common is they are all complaining about something, otherwise their paths would probably never cross.

[Vash The Stampede]

Good time to post videos about politics from people that talk mostly about video games. No seriously, the Extra Credit guys are awesome.

[HotDude]

Is the national popularity of the Republican party because of emotional manipulation from corporate interest or is it actual Republican success/Democrat failure?

Because their ideals fail over and over again.

People aren't as stupid as they once were. With the advent of the internet the liberal media can't lie to the american people anymore. The facts present themselves.

[Gestopft]

Because their ideals fail over and over again.

People aren't as stupid as they once were. With the advent of the internet the liberal media can't lie to the american people anymore. The facts present themselves.

I'm sure your favorite internet sites are less biased...sure...of course they are...

[Wells]

Because their ideals fail over and over again.

People aren't as stupid as they once were. With the advent of the internet the liberal media can't lie to the american people anymore. The facts present themselves.

Where should we go to get these facts that the liberal media is hiding?