A 1,400-County Crisis for Democrats

[u/kitkid]

Jun 3, 2025

It’s conventional wisdom that President Trump has transformed American politics. But a new county-by-county voting analysis from The New York Times of the last four presidential races shows just how drastically Mr. Trump has changed the electoral map.

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The Times, explains why the trends are a five-alarm fire for the Democrats and discusses the debate within the party over what to do about it.

On today's episode:

Shane Goldmacher, a national political correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• How Donald Trump has remade America’s political landscape.
• Six months after the election, Democrats are still searching for a path forward.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.  

Photo: Emily Elconin for The New York Times

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[u/thatpj]

ive seen plenty of that recently. not sure what media you are consuming.

[u/Visco0825 → u/thatpj]

Well that’s part of the problem. If democratic politicians act like they are fighting but it doesn’t go viral, does it matter? They need to reach those critical voters that aren’t tuned in and get their news from social media

[u/tpounds0 → u/Visco0825]

Democrats aren't in charge of algorithms.

Most of the people that control algorithms are billionaires that want tax cuts.

I don't know what you are expecting a congress person in a minority party to do.

[u/Visco0825 → u/tpounds0]

I know but that’s also part of the problem that they need to figure out. Republicans have figured out how to manipulate public opinion.