“Democrats should’ve had a very bad Tuesday,” Punchbowl News reports.
“Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) stunned Capitol Hill by announcing he wouldn’t run for reelection in 2026, putting an open Senate seat in play in a key swing state. The party has no clear leader with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris gone (The DNC is picking a new chair this weekend).
And Democratic congressional leaders were getting an earful from rank-and-file lawmakers who complained they had no clear strategy to counter President Donald Trump and GOP leaders on immigration and Israel.”“But for the first time in weeks, Democrats were able to go on offense — thanks to Trump.”