New poll says Democrats are deeply pessimistic about the future of their party: ‘I just feel like the majority of the old Democratic Party needs to go’

NEW YORK (AP) — Six months after Donald Trump's presidential victory, Democrats remain deeply pessimistic about the future of their party, although neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party is viewed favorably by a majority of U.S. adults.

A new poll conducted earlier this month by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that only about one-third of Democrats are “very optimistic” or even “somewhat optimistic” about their party's future. That's down sharply from July 2024...