CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine, point blank, why the Democrat Party is so unpopular.
A new Quinnipiac poll published Wednesday revealed that just 31 percent of Americans view the Democrat Party favorably.
Sen. Kaine was grilled about the poll results during an interview on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday.
“Why is your party so staggeringly unpopular with the public?” Tapper asked.
Kaine tried to argue that his state, Virginia, has flipped from red to blue.
“Let’s return to the bread and butter basics that people want to really focus on,” Kaine said. “And I think the Democrats can do well, especially when Donald Trump’s tariffs are driving up their prices every day.”
After allowing him to respond, Tapper corrected Kaine’s claims about Virginia being a “reliably blue” state.
“I don’t want to get too in the weeds of Virginia politics, but your governor is a Republican and he beat handily a former Democratic governor when he ran for that position.” Tapper said.
“By 1.8 percent,” Kaine replied. “The last two Republicans that won the governorship in Virginia won by comfortable double digits. Our governor is a Republican. He ran during a very good year to be a Republican, and he won barely.”
“We have a governor’s race this year in Virginia. We feel really, really good about our chances…I think the governor’s race in Virginia, November 2025 will be the first bellwether test of a Democratic comeback. And I’m feeling really, really good about that right now.”
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WATCH: Jake Tapper asks Sen. Tim Kaine why Democrats are so unpopular.
“57 percent of the American people have an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party, only 31 percent favorable. This is the worst number for the Democratic Party since Quinnipiac University began asking the… pic.twitter.com/G6ghmxjxbh
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