{"id":2401953,"date":"2025-02-12T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-lose-touch-with-voters-over-musk-trump-doge-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:09:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:09:26","slug":"democrats-lose-touch-with-voters-over-musk-trump-doge-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-lose-touch-with-voters-over-musk-trump-doge-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats lose touch with voters over Musk, Trump, DOGE &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-lose-touch-with-voters-over-musk-trump-doge-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the disconnect between Democratic\u200d lawmakers and voters concerning their attitudes \u2062toward prominent figures like president Donald trump and entrepreneur\u200d Elon Musk. It highlights\u200c that a significant\u200d portion of the electorate, as shown in recent\u200c Rasmussen Reports surveys, prefers\u2064 Democrats to \u200dcollaborate with Trump rather\u200d than oppose him. The article points\u2064 out that voters\u200b generally hold positive views of Musk, especially his involvement\u200d in a new initiative aimed\u2063 at\u2064 increasing government\u200b efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>despite democrats&#8217; \u2063dismissive rhetoric\u2062 toward Trump and Musk\u2014which includes crude and aggressive remarks\u2014polls\u2062 indicate that a majority of voters believe in\u2064 the importance of reducing waste in government. Voters seem \u2063to favor efficiency measures proposed by Trump \u200cand Musk, with many expressing disapproval of the Democrats&#8217; approach. Consequently, the article suggests\u200b that \u2062the Democrats&#8217; current trajectory\u2064 could alienate\u200b them from potential supporters ahead of the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">upcoming midterm elections<\/a>, as a considerable\u2063 number of voters specifically want to see action against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-revives-obama-broadband-boondoggle\/\" title=\"Biden Revives Obama Broadband Boondoggle\">government waste<\/a>, fraud, and abuse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats lose touch with voters over Musk, Trump, DOGE<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991907\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The crude and insulting attacks Democratic lawmakers have leveled at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> threaten to drive away voters who want the party to work with the new president to cut wasteful spending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> surveys shared with <em>Secrets<\/em>, voters by a wide margin of 19 points prefer the opposition party to work with Republican Trump.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, they generally have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duss-boosts-omar-tweet-praising-court-decision-to-investigate-israeli-war-crimes\/\" title=\"Duss Boosts Omar Tweet Praising Court Decision to Investigate Israeli \u2018War Crimes\u2019\">positive view<\/a> of Musk and approve of him leading the new Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two polls revealed just how dangerous Democratic opposition to Trump and Musk could be, especially if support for the president&rsquo;s efficiency movement continues to be supported by the country heading into the upcoming mid term elections.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two weeks, Democrats have protested the president&rsquo;s moves to close USAID and the Department of Education, charging that he is threatening democracy. In a Tuesday protest, Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) told government union workers, &ldquo;We have to f*ck Trump!&rdquo; Today, during an initial House DOGE hearing, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) used what he called a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3318065\/mtg-mocked-by-house-democrat-musk-picture-first-doge-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;d*ck pic&rdquo;<\/a> to attack Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Voters, however, have a different view of Trump and Musk.<\/p>\n<p>In one survey, Rasmussen found that 55% of voters believe Democrats should work with Trump. Another 36% said Democrats should resist &ldquo;in every way possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And the outfit found that the image of the party has sunk further since Trump returned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>. &ldquo;Only 15% of voters think Democrats have gotten better since last year&rsquo;s election, while 42% believe Democrats have gotten worse since losing last November,&rdquo; said the poll analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Separately, 55% of likely voters said that they approve of Musk heading DOGE, and 52% have a favorable impression of Musk.<\/p>\n<p>And maybe worst of all for Democrats protesting the audits and cuts of government waste singled out by Trump and Musk, an overwhelming 86% said it is important to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991907\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991907\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats risk alienating voters with harsh attacks on Trump and Musk, who many want to collaborate with for reducing wasteful spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2401954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Musk-Dems-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,23466,4250,3634,4223],"class_list":["post-2401953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-doge","tag-musk","tag-trump","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Musk-Dems-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401953\/revisions\/2401957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}