- Steve Gruber - https://www.stevegruber.com -

The Donkey’s Dilemma

The Democrat Party is in bad shape—it’s floundering—in limbo between returning to common sense positions that might appeal to moderates and the working Middle Class… or going all in on the socialist fairy-tale dreams of the radical left, where everything is free.

While conservatives are experiencing clarity of purpose like never before, Democrat voters don’t trust their own party on pretty much anything. That’s not just an opinion—it’s fact, according to the latest polling from CNN of all places.

When you spend all your energy defending boys in girls’ sports and locker rooms, traveling overseas to fight for the “rights” of gangbangers on our streets, or worrying more about pronouns than the price of groceries, it’s no wonder your constituents don’t trust you on the issues that actually matter. And at the end of the day, the big three—crime, the economy, and national security—are what affect people’s lives.

Democrats have a two-front problem: everyday Americans don’t trust them with the basics, and their own base is drifting further left, demanding leaders who will follow them off the cliff. Senator John Kennedy summed it up perfectly.

Democrat voters are clamoring for new blood—leaders who lean anti-American at their very core. But Schumer, Jeffries, and the old guard know that giving in to the radicals could mean the death blow for the party. Socialism is not America’s future, no matter how loud the activists scream. The polling proves it.

But power is never surrendered willingly—not even by those who claim to work “for the people.” When confronted with these realities, Senate Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries simply dodged. He ignored the numbers altogether.

Your party is now polling worse than Joe Biden, and you think doubling down on the same failed strategy is the answer? Really?

The arrogance is staggering. Jeffries, Schumer, Kamala—they’re all clinging to the status quo. Their grand plan? Keep hating Trump. Smear him relentlessly. Pretend that will fix everything, even as they publicly claim to want less hateful rhetoric. Kamala Harris, fresh off the release of her new book, gave us the latest example:

Now, wait a second—Trump is both a fascist and a communist? That’s not how words work. Democrats love to brand themselves the party of educated voters, but Kamala seems to think those voters will swallow her contradictory nonsense without a second thought.

This comes from the same woman who presided over one of the most blatant episodes of political persecution in American history: FBI raids, whistleblower suppression, endless indictments of Trump, blind eyes turned to Biden family corruption, and Big Tech censorship of inconvenient truths. And yet, even with all that, they couldn’t stop Trump from winning decisively—taking swing states and the popular vote.

But as always, the powerful refuse to step aside. Kamala still won’t rule out a 2028 run.

Honestly, I hope she does. J.D. Vance would crush her without breaking a sweat.

Here’s the bottom line: I don’t feel sorry for the Democrat Party—not at all. Their crisis is bigger than polling or policy. It’s spiritual.

For decades, the left has raised generations in a moral vacuum. Schools, media, and government have taught kids that God doesn’t matter—or worse, that believing in Him makes you racist or some kind of “Christian Nationalist.” Well, I am a Christian and I am an America First supporter—so I guess, by their definition, I am a Christian Nationalist. And I don’t see that as an insult.

Agnosticism, atheism, and nihilism have hollowed out the soul of the West. When kids are told that life has no meaning, no truth, no purpose, and no accountability, don’t be surprised when some of them turn to violence, addiction, or radical ideologies to fill the void. If everything is meaningless, chaos is inevitable.

And into that void has stepped radical Islam—not the private faith some practice peacefully, but the weaponized, political version that fuels Hamas, ISIS, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Europe is already showing us where this road leads: teenagers barely old enough to drive plotting jihad while their peers worry about sneakers.

This is the fruit of a post-Christian, leftist society: kids who don’t know who they are, why they’re here, or what’s right and wrong.

So no, I don’t mind watching the Democrat Party flounder. I hope Americans see through their hollow promises and failed ideology. Because unless we fill our children’s hearts with God’s truth, someone else will fill it—with lies, hate, and death.

So today, work harder and be better.