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Panicked Democratic voters are turning on their own leaders

Rep. Glenn Ivey’s constituents had had it.

At a long, tense town hall Tuesday, voter after voter pushed the Democratic congressman on what more he could be doing to fight President Donald Trump.

They cheered when he became the first congressional Democrat to publicly suggest it was “time for the Senate Democrats to pick new leadership” and blasted Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown. But as he told the crowd that the 2026 midterm elections were the best place to channel their efforts, his constituents begged for a better answer. They wanted to know what he – and they – could do now. Many predicted there wouldn’t be free and fair elections in 2026. One person compared the Democratic Party’s response to President Trump to Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Adolf Hitler.

Why We Wrote This Alarmed by norm-breaking Trump administration actions, Democratic voters are desperate for their party to muster more “fight.” This has parallels with the advent of the right-wing tea party, which ultimately transformed the GOP.

“I am terrified because we are moving very quickly to an authoritarian state,” one constituent said. “Congressman, I think you are polite. You are knowledgeable. You are well-spoken. You are everything we need in a congressperson in ordinary times. And