Today on Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough pointed out that Republicans are winning the battle for new voter registrations and asked panelist Molly Jong-Fast why Democrats are losing this fight.
Her answer was a real window into the progressive mind.
Her response was:
“So this is the $24 million dollar question, why are Democrats not… um… why are the polls bad? Why are they not breaking through? And I think it’s a couple things. I think one is, the people who are breaking through, are brave. Right? They talk like humans, they make the case. And again, it’s like Pritzker’s chief of staff told me, it’s not necessarily left versus center, it’s fight versus cave. And the people who fight get support. And the people who cave, or are mealy mouthed, or are very sort of corporatist-y, that crew, the crew that’s afraid, cannot break through. Does not appeal to voters.”
She then offers these examples as the fighters:
“Chris Murphy, Sherrod Brown, Mamdani, AOC…”
Watch the segment below:
Joe Scarborough cites report that Democrats lost ground to Republicans in all 30 states that track voter registration — “Why?”
Molly Jong-Fast: Democrats need more Chris Murphys, Mamdanis and AOCs.
That’s gotta be it. Go with that. pic.twitter.com/nELCGpviIZ
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) August 20, 2025
So she wants more Mamdani and AOC for the Democrats? That’s her strategy for improving the party? OK then.
In terms of the voter registration battle, Scarborough is right. Republicans are winning that fight. See the graphic below:
NYT: Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot.
Republicans: +2.4M
Democrats: -2.1Mhttps://t.co/PkGX9ST7pW pic.twitter.com/yHkRv2OUa0— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 20, 2025
Republicans owe a huge thank you to conservative activist Scott Presler.
Democrats are panicking over our voter registration efforts. pic.twitter.com/FCTbYwpIdt
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 20, 2025
Presler is out there fighting this battle every day and it’s clearly paying off.
Read the full article here