Why Trump May Never Be Popular Again
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President Trump began the year by winning the popular vote for the first time, making significant gains among voters of color, and solidifying Republican support on Capitol Hill, in the federal judiciary, and in statehouses. Democrats were divided between a base that wanted a second resistance and a party leadership that was chastened by Trump’s victory and felt the need to try to work with him. Things look a lot different at the end of 2025. Trump’s poll numbers are dismal. He is lost ground among the blocs that have turned to him in 2024. Even Republicans on Capitol Hill are increasingly break wwith him. Meanwhile, the Democratic establishment realized that its base was right and began to oppose the president more forcefully, thereby unifying the party. Democratic candidates won resoundingly in the November elections across the country. The party has a messageaffordability, which emerged from the Democrats’ new star, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. In the latest edition of Right awayTNR’s Grace Segers explains how party trajectories have changed in 2025 and what that means for 2026 and beyond.
