In the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities, media outlets brimmed with enthusiasm that Trump’s move was ripping apart the MAGA coalition. They’d been reporting for months that the Republican Party was coming apart at the seams over budget fights, border enforcement disagreements, and the direction of the MAGA movement.

The fact that the Leftmedia is fixated on finding cracks in Republican support for President Trump and within the party itself seems to be a case of projection, as the real civil war is among Democrats. Infighting in the GOP is the result of differing opinions, not a lack of party unity. On the other hand, Democrats are at a crossroads, pitting the young, radical Left against the old guard.

Democrats “are engaged in bitter infighting and struggling to come up with a unified strategy to oppose Trump,” veteran political analyst Byron York observes. “Meanwhile, Trump is pushing forward on all fronts, setting the agenda — just look at the recent bombing of nuclear sites in Iran — and putting together one of the most consequential presidencies in years.” York adds, “It’s more an indicator of the Democratic Party’s impotence in the face of the Trump presidency. And behind the embarrassing stories, Democrats have substantial problems that could render the party ineffective for quite a while.”

One of the main issues is that Democrats are completely out of touch with Americans.

“Ever since the 2016 debacle, Democrats have pledged to listen to working Americans — the majority of voters — only to repeatedly ignore what they say,” Jeff Faux at The Nation insightfully admits. Faux continues by bringing some receipts: “In exit polls following November’s election, voters said their most important issues were illegal immigration, rising prices, and healthcare. They believed that the first two were also the top priorities of Trump Republicans. They thought Democrats’ top priorities were abortion, LGBTQ rights, and climate change. They preferred the GOP by an historic margin of over 10 percentage points — far larger than the vote margin for Trump himself.”

Another problem is that moderate Democrats are under direct assault from the most extreme elements of their party.

“Under the leadership of Ken Martin, the Democratic Party is in complete confusion. The leadership doesn’t want the party to double down on wokeness, but the younger cohort — the future of the party — is all about being as radical as possible,” writes Harris Rigby at Not the Bee. In some cases, common sense has prevailed. For example, David Hogg was recently kicked out of party leadership. That may not be the strongest case for “common sense,” as it further demonstrates how out of touch Democrats are with the male vote and how detrimentally committed they are to DEI. In other instances, common sense has completely flown out the window, like in New York City, where Democrats chose Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani as their candidate for mayor. Mamdani has promised to freeze rent, open up Soviet-style grocery stores, and prevent ICE from arresting the most dangerous illegals.

If you think Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Dick Durbin are extreme, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Democrats are beholden to the most radical insurgents in the party, often aligned with the principles of the Democratic Socialists of America, who support open borders and defunding the police.

Daniel Lubetzky talks about this issue at Newsweek: “Democratic leaders have been too afraid of alienating the extreme minority of DSA supporters, demonstrating cowardice in failing to condemn the DSA and wishful thinking in hoping to coexist with radical ideologues who seek to co-opt the party. This has yielded terrible results for the Democrats. For the sake of our country and the future of the party, Democratic leaders should use this election as a wake-up call to distance themselves from the DSA’s ironically illiberal positions.”

Philip Elliott also writes about the Democrat desertion of the working class and common sense at Time, stating, “For the last few cycles, Democrats have taken too many of their supporters for granted. As working-class voters suspected that the party cared more about woke jargon and performative ultimatums than the needs of their former base, the thinking went that a new coalition of younger, progressive activists steeped in campus activism would fill the void left by the workers’ exodus. All the while, communities of color were seen as permanent assets for the Democratic column come Election Day.”

Now, Democrats face a money dilemma.

The New York Post reports, “Billionaire Dem donors including Barry Diller and Michael Bloomberg are refusing to fork over more cash for now to the party’s main fundraising committee because there’s now a ‘broad consensus’ it’s ‘ineffectual,’” sources said. The Post adds, “The Democratic National Committee has been plagued by infighting and defections as the party remains virtually leaderless since President Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election — prompting some once-reliable and deep-pocketed donors to yank funding for the time being.”

Even the small donors are questioning whether there’s anything worth supporting. According to The Hill, “Democrats are anxious to rebuild their party on the heels of President Trump’s victory in November. But they have a major problem as they try to refashion their brand: The money isn’t there. Democratic donors — from bundlers to small dollar donors — say they are still angry about the election results and uninspired by anything their side has put forward since then.”

The so-called mainstream media wants us to believe Republicans are divided, but it’s the Democrats who are in disarray. The 2026 midterm elections are right around the corner, and Democrats have no leadership, no vision, and no unity. Instead, they’re doubling down on the same extremism that most Americans have already rejected.