Democrats are wondering if their brand is broken and if 'independence' is the answer

Some Democratic politicians are openly questioning the reputation of their party after losing to President-elect Donald Trump, according to a new report.

“I don't know if Trump is a stable thinker, but he is smart,” Biden fundraiser John Morgan told Politico. “He tapped into something that Republicans have never seen, which was the anger and the crowding out of that case.”

Trump's victory in the 2024 election has left Democrats searching for their souls after the party suffered a series of electoral setbacks. Republicans recaptured the White House and both chambers of Congress in just four years after losing power in 2020.

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As a result, some Democratic Party donors and political strategists are taking independent tickets and other means of party branding seriously, according to Politico.

“I've come to the conclusion that if you call yourself a Democrat, every Republican is going to be against it,” Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan told reporters. “You call yourself a Republican, all the Democrats will automatically be against you. And I don't think there's any way to this state if you don't get reasonable people on both sides to work together.”

Duggan won three terms as mayor of Detroit, reaching record highs in 2020 as a Democrat. However, Duggan is running for governor of Michigan as an independent.

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Mike Duggan won multiple nominations as mayor of Detroit, reaching record highs in 2020 as a Democrat. Despite his series victory, he is running for Governor of Michigan as an Independent. (Getty Images)

“Anyone who looks at the Senate map, not just in 2026 but in the next six years and beyond, realizes that we need a way to get into a Republican majority,” a Democratic strategist who spoke on condition of anonymity told Politico. “And it doesn't mean we have to vote for Democrats. But it means changing what we have to reach the most people.”

A new study shows that some voters are disillusioned with the Democratic Party in a survey Democratic polling company Navigator research.

One survey participant compared the Democratic Party to an ostrich that “has its head in the sand and is completely committed to its ideals, even when it fails.” One survey participant said the Democratic Party is “no longer a friend of the working class,” in a statement echoed by. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

“It should not be surprising that a The Democratic Party what left the working class people to find that the working class has left them,” Sanders wrote, following Election Day.

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