Or was it because President Donald Trump, the political chameleon, had robbed the party of its lock on a multiracial working-class coalition? But, in the closing days of 2025, the pendulum appears to be swinging in the Democrats' direction. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"Right now, the Democrats are ahead, and that lead should increase as more bad economic data comes out," Lebo said in an interview. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementDuring the 2024 presidential election campaign, Harris tried to frame Trump's tariffs as a national sales tax. "Trump's broad, sweeping tariffs are driving up costs for everybody and hurting small businesses — and Democrats have to be willing to say that."

Source: CBC News December 30, 2025 09:24 UTC