David Hogg's plan to replace old school Democrats with fresh faces is the only plan they have to oppose Trump

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https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2025/05/hoggs-move-to-bring-fresh-faces-into.html

It's not surprising that Trump's job approval rating has slipped below the 40% mark, his disapproval is just a couple of points short of 60% and the country is falling apart because he has chosen a cabinet and executive branch staff who is even more incompetent and unable to do those jobs than he is. Those on the fringes who voted for him this time because they thought he might be better in some way were disabused. All he's got left right now is the Heritage Foundation's money and influence that is part of his MAGA base.

I'm not surprised that Democrats in Congress have an even worse job approval rate, 26%. Of course, Republicans in Congress are doing about the same, maybe a little worse, because they are slowly realizing they are being made responsible for Trump's abysmal job performance and accountable for his failures. But for all the talk about the midterm elections of 2026 being the best chance to put a stop to the Trump insanity, Democrats are doing surprisingly little to change the perception of themselves. At a 26% job approval rating, hopes of winning a majority in both houses during the midterms is not running very high.

The party leadership is protecting its own turf, rather than making some bold moves, requiring personal sacrifice and risk. That sends the wrong message. They can say that Trump is an existential threat to American democracy, but until they do something that shows this is an urgent priority for them, rather than just electioneering and campaign sloganing, those miserable job approval ratings will continue, as they are even as this is read, and will get worse.

The party needs fresh faces who understand the seriousness of this threat enough to be bold, and take risks to protect our democracy, instead of protecting their own turf, traditions, and feathering their own nests. Look where the momentum is, and who the people are following. It's clearly not about age, since an 83 year old Senator is one of the most energetic, and crowd-drawing attractions in the anti-Trump movement. It's about priorities, and while a lot of lip service was given to the "Trump is an existential threat to democracy," mantra, the party's actions spoke louder than its words, and proved, with irresolute cowardice, that was not what they believed. Hence the current frustration and tanking job approval ratings.

My Senator, Dick Durbin, has a long and distinguished career in the United States Senate, but Senator Durbin passed is prime about 5 years back and his failure to be up on the front lines taking risks, being bold and protecting democracy means that it is time for him to step down, and let someone else with more energy and willingess to take a risk step up and take his seat. I feel the same way about Senator Schumer. Retire, Senator, and let Governor Hochul appoint Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to your seat. Let's get Bernie in position as Senate Minority Leader and position ourselves to win in the midterms and then erase every vestige of the failed Trump presidency.