Just before Election Day last year, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey ran to then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer with an urgent revelation. “We’re way behind,” Booker reportedly told him.
While conservative voices like Joe Rogan were raking in millions of engaged listeners and helping to send out Trump talking points, Senate Democrats’ social media numbers were… well, let’s just say they made C-SPAN reruns look like the Super Bowl.
Booker’s warning came too late though, and now, Dems in Congress are frantically trying to fix the problem – by doubling down on exactly what voters are tired of: abortion on demand, open borders, trans rights and all of their other crap that lost them the presidential election.
Democrats have decided the real issue isn’t their policies, their messaging, or their track record – it’s that not enough people are watching or listening to them. Because surely, if they could just go viral, the hearts and minds of the masses would instantly be won over.
The newsroom at NOTUS reports that to that end, Democratic lawmakers have been hosting social media influencers like Brian Tyler Cohen on Capitol Hill, holding closed-door meetings where they strategize how to make “content” that will finally get noticed.
Spoiler alert: We see them just fine. That’s the problem.
Rank-and-file members (many elderly) are reportedly desperate to break through with viral moments – cue the cringe-worthy stunts and rehearsed outrage clips. Meanwhile, communications staffers have swapped their usual press releases for social media clickbait.
“You’re only as good as the amount of people seeing what you’re doing,” one House Democrat’s communications director lamented – because the biggest struggle facing Dems today isn’t fighting inflation, tightening border security, or engaging in strategic foreign policy – it’s their engagement metrics.
Republicans, of course, don’t seem to have this problem. Maybe because their ideas and messaging actually resonate with people instead of requiring a viral gimmick to get noticed.
As the 2026 election nears, Democrats are scrambling to turn their digital footprint into a movement. But the reality remains: Americans aren’t ignoring them. We’re just not buying what they’re selling.
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