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The internal crisis of the Democratic Party
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Die ZeityesterdayPolitics1 min readGermanyView original

The internal crisis of the Democratic Party

As the MAGA movement weakens, Democrats are battling an inner-party revolt.

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Shortly before the midterm elections and in a phase of political weakness in the MAGA movement, the Democratic Party is in a deep internal identity crisis that is endangering the party's cohesion.

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The US is two months away from the midterm elections. The MAGA movement is seeing a decline in support, according to the article.

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This article is part of ZEIT am Wochenend, issue 36/2026

Just at a moment when the audience is running away from the right-wing online scene's instigators; in which there are indications that Trump is losing support among the grassroots; in which the president's approval ratings have slipped to historically poor levels; In which there are only two months until the midterm elections and the MAGA movement is reeling: At this moment, a long-simmering battle is breaking out among Trump's opponents. The Democratic Party is preoccupied with its own intraparty revolt. It's about nothing less than the question of who the Democrats actually are. Now of all times.

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  • Which specific wings of the Democrats are opposing each other?
  • How does the internal dispute affect the election chances?

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