Rob Finnerty was blunt on his Newsmax program Thursday — Democrats are unraveling and the party looks more like a field of candidates auditioning for relevance than a unified opposition. He argued that President Trump’s return to power has rewritten the playbook and exposed the weakness at the heart of the left’s leadership class.
History is not kind to parties that lose contact with working Americans, and Trump’s movement has done more than win elections — it has reshaped who gets listened to in Washington and on Main Street alike. The president’s policy wins and relentless agenda-setting have given Republican leaders a clear message machine and a confident coalition that Democrats can’t seem to match.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s answer to this reality has been a dizzying parade of names — from Governor Gavin Newsom to Vice President Kamala Harris and even Pete Buttigieg — all being trotted out as if one of them will magically cure a party in retreat. Democrats gathered at their winter meetings openly gushed over Newsom and Harris as if momentum were on their side, even as voters register skepticism and discontent.
Make no mistake: Newsom’s rise inside the party is more symptom than solution. Celebrity donors and inside-the-Beltway cheerleaders can paper over failing policies in California or the national left’s messaging failures, but they cannot fix a party that has lost touch with the values and common sense of hardworking Americans. The DNC’s embrace of trollish culture wars and coastal elites won’t flip Middle America back to a platform of open borders, inflation, and soft-on-crime politics.
That leaves Republicans with an historic opening to consolidate power by delivering results instead of rhetoric. Conservatives should not waste this moment on infighting or half-measures; we need bold governance, secure borders, strong families, and economic policies that reward work and restore opportunity. The American people are ready for leadership that puts them first, and Republicans must rise to meet that hunger.
To every patriotic, hardworking American: watch what the left circles as their saviors and then do the opposite. The future belongs to those willing to fight for the Constitution, for local control, and for the dignity of labor — not for coastal elites who trade real policy for hashtags and a good selfie. Stand firm, get involved, and make sure the next chapter belongs to the party of prosperity, security, and common sense.
