You know that friend who insists everything’s fine while their house is on fire? That’s what we’re watching happen to the Democratic Party right now. It’s painful to watch. But we can’t look away.

Here’s the thing about denial—it always gets worse before it gets better. And brother, we’re watching it get worse in real-time. One of America’s major political parties has lost touch with reality so badly that they’re celebrating their own collapse. I’m not making this up.

The Wall Street Journal just dropped a poll that should terrify any Democrat with a functioning brain. Only 33% of Americans like their party. Let me repeat that. Only one in three Americans. Meanwhile, 63% actively dislike them. This is their worst showing in 35 years. Thirty-five years!

But here’s where it gets crazy. When reporters asked Senator Chris Murphy about these disaster numbers, he didn’t apologize. He didn’t promise to do better. Nope. He said it was good news.

From The Blaze:

When asked by reporters on Tuesday about the failing fortunes of his party, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut tried to spin the bad poll numbers into a positive.

“It’s understandable that there are a lot of Democrats out there who want us to be fighting harder. I mean, Trump is lighting our democracy on fire. And so it’s frankly a good sign,” Murphy is quoted as saying by Fox News reporter Chad Pergram.

The Spin That Broke Reality

“It’s understandable that there are a lot of Democrats out there who want us to be fighting harder,” Murphy told reporters. “I mean, Trump is lighting our democracy on fire. And so it’s frankly a good sign.”

I had to read that three times. A United States Senator looked at data showing two-thirds of Americans reject his party and called it “a good sign.” Are you kidding me?

Americans weren’t having it. CNN’s Mary Katharine Ham called it “Gravitron-level spin.” Others were less polite. One person nailed it: “I think the obsessive, repetitive use of ridiculous phrases like ‘lighting our democracy on fire’ might have something to do with it, dumbass. But, please carry on with your Trump hate. It’s sure served you well thus far.”

Can we talk about this for a second? When your entire message is “Trump bad,” people tune out. When every speech sounds like a panic attack, people stop listening. This isn’t rocket science.

Democracy’s Defenders or Its Hypocrites?

But wait, it gets better. Another critic pointed out the obvious: “Hey @ChrisMurphyCT remember when you guys, the party elites, picked your 2024 nominee and not the voters? Or when superdelegates, aka you guys, did it in 2016. Don’t tell me about democracy on fire anymore you fraud.”

Boom. There it is. The party screaming about democracy keeps picking their own candidates. The party yelling about fairness rigs their own primaries. You can’t make this stuff up.

One comment summed it up perfectly: “Dems have lost their minds as they continue down their road to a meaningless party.”

Think about that word—meaningless. When your only purpose is hating the other guy, what happens when he’s gone? When your only policy is “resist,” what are you actually offering? Nothing. That’s what.

The Road Ahead

Here’s what keeps me up at night. America needs two healthy parties. We need real debates about real issues. Instead, we’ve got one party that can’t even admit they’re losing.

Democrats keep hoping for a midterm comeback. They’re counting on history to save them. But if Murphy’s response is their strategy—more anger, more crazy talk, more Trump obsession—they’re done. You can’t win by screaming louder.

Political parties die. It’s happened before. The Whigs vanished. The Federalists disappeared. When you lose touch with regular Americans, when you mistake Twitter for real life, when you think losing is winning—that’s when the end comes.

What we’re watching isn’t just bad politics. It’s what happens when delusion becomes strategy. When you can’t admit you’re wrong, you can’t get better. And when you can’t get better, you’re finished.

Key Takeaways

• Democrats hit 35-year polling low with only 33% approval rating
• Senator Murphy called disaster “good sign” because Democrats want to fight harder
• Party elites choose nominees while claiming to defend democracy
• Obsessive Trump hatred has replaced coherent policy vision

Sources: The Blaze