{"id":2474401,"date":"2025-08-13T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schmitt-doubts-democratic-party-has-hit-rock-bottom-following-2024-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T17:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:39:29","slug":"schmitt-doubts-democratic-party-has-hit-rock-bottom-following-2024-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schmitt-doubts-democratic-party-has-hit-rock-bottom-following-2024-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Schmitt doubts Democratic Party has hit \u2018rock bottom\u2019 following 2024 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fschmitt-doubts-democratic-party-has-hit-rock-bottom-following-2024-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=2474401&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>Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) expressed skepticism about weather the Democratic Party has reached its lowest point following its losses in the 2024 election cycle. Speaking on *The Tucker Carlson show*, Schmitt said the party is still &#8220;searching&#8221; for direction and remains fixated on former President Donald Trump, whom they blame heavily. He praised Trump for transforming the Republican Party by empowering supporters with &#8220;the confidence to fight&#8221; and providing a strong vision for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt highlighted prominent Democrats like Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as figures who reflect the party&#8217;s current state, noting Mamdani&#8217;s appeal to younger voters burdened by debt and economic challenges. he further suggested that revitalizing U.S. manufacturing could create new opportunities for these demographics.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to the 2028 presidential election, Schmitt mentioned senators cory Booker and Chris Murphy as potential Democratic contenders engaged in a contest to position themselves as leading opposers to the current management. Meanwhile, Maryland Governor Wes moore criticized Democrats for focusing too much on 2028 ambitions instead of serious planning for 2025, implying that premature speculation could be damaging to the party&#8217;s future.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\">Schmitt doubts Democratic Party has hit &lsquo;rock bottom&rsquo; following 2024<\/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_2202505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) said on Wednesday <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic Party\">Democratic Party<\/a>&nbsp;is &ldquo;still searching&rdquo; following its loss in the 2024 election cycle, saying that&nbsp;<\/span>the party is &ldquo;still obsessed with President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schmitt said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> is changing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican Party\">Republican Party<\/a>, saying Trump has given people &ldquo;the confidence to fight.&rdquo; He added that people &ldquo;on the other side have a very different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-shows-fans-moana-2%e2%80%b2-footage-reveals-toy-story-5%e2%80%b2-and-incredibles-3%e2%80%b2-are-also-coming-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Disney shows fans \u2018Moana 2\u2032 footage, reveals \u2018Toy Story 5\u2032 and \u2018Incredibles 3\u2032 are also coming - Washington Examiner\">vision&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for the nation, and Trump is giving his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >supporters &#038;ldquo<\/a>;great cause&rdquo; to stand for the country during an interview on <em>The Tucker Carlson Show<\/em> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3499101\/james-clapper-emails-russiagate-tulsi-gabbard-obama-trump-campaign\/\">Declassified emails show Clapper ordered intel agencies to &#8216;compromise&#8217; on &#8216;normal&#8217; procedures for 2017 ICA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3499047\/white-house-tom-homan-ice-jails-new-york-order\/\">White House dares critics to compare ICE facilities to other jails and prisons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3498425\/supreme-court-gay-marriage-unlikely-to-take-up-legal-challenge\/\">Why the Supreme Court is unlikely to take up the legal challenge to gay marriage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Schmitt said he does not believe Democrats have hit &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-hit-rock-bottom-charlie-sheens-daughter-shares-how-she-found-jesus-and-salvation\/\" title=\"&#039;I Hit Rock Bottom&#039;: Charlie Sheen&#039;s Daughter Shares How She Found Jesus ... And Salvation\">rock bottom&#038;rdquo<\/a>; even after a major loss in 2024, pointing to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as prominent faces of the party.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I think they&rsquo;re still searching. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have a message; they don&rsquo;t have a messenger. They&rsquo;re still obsessed with President Trump, with Trump Derangement Syndrome. They&rsquo;ve sort of learned nothing from the last go-around with all this,&rdquo; Schmitt said on <em>The Tucker Carlson Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri was once an attorney general, so he understands that politicized judges are the real threat to American democracy.<\/p>\n<p>(0:00) Is the Senate Broken?<br \/>(7:17) Why Congress Gave Away All Their Power to the Courts<br \/>(16:54) How Joe Biden&rsquo;s White House Colluded&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gWQRQ3RrKK\">pic.twitter.com\/gWQRQ3RrKK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1955675721788981528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Schmitt also said Mamdani appeals to younger voters because they are coming out of college &ldquo;with a lot of debt&rdquo; and might not be able to afford a house or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wife-of-american-wrongfully-detained-by-taliban-airs-frustration-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wife of American wrongfully detained by Taliban airs frustration - Washington Examiner\">family &#038;ldquo<\/a>;until they&rsquo;re in their 30s.&rdquo; He said it is &ldquo;very difficult&rdquo; for many people to have a single-income family and expressed hope that bringing manufacturing back to the United States will bring &ldquo;a lot of opportunity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3492593\/political-party-schisms-2026-midterms-who-will-come-out-on-top\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>POLITICAL PARTIES ARE FACING SCHISMS. WHO WILL COME OUT ON TOP IN THE 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3489632\/how-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-are-positioning-themselves-for-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2028 presidential election<\/a>, Schmitt predicted Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is &ldquo;making some moves,&rdquo; also mentioning Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) as a possibility. He added it is a &ldquo;competition to be the greatest resistor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">rebuked Democrats for planning for 2028,&nbsp;saying they are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3486910\/wes-moore-2028-speculation-democrats-gave-up-on-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\"> &ldquo;not taking 2025 very seriously.&rdquo;<\/a>&nbsp;The governor is considered by many to be a possible Democratic Party candidate<\/span>, though he said anyone thinking about 2028 is &ldquo;disqualified.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2202505\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202505\"}});<\/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<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schmitt says Democrats haven&#8217;t hit &#8216;rock bottom&#8217; yet post-2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2474402,"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\/08\/Eric-Schmitt-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32431,32923,33017,20221,32076],"class_list":["post-2474401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-election","tag-democratic-party","tag-political-analysis","tag-schmitt","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Eric-Schmitt-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474401","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474405,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474401\/revisions\/2474405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}