Rep. Susan Delvene (D-Wash.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said he expects the party to regain a majority in 2026 despite receiving the lowest approval rate in decades.
Delbene joined MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart on Sunday. NBC News Vote It discovers that Democrats have reached a new low in popularity, with only 27% of voters saying they have a positive view of the party.
“We have 13 Democrats who have won in districts where President Trump has also won,” Delvene said, referring to the November election. “So we were strong, we will continue to be strong. Another big reason to regain the majority in 2026.”
Thirteen Democrats won in the districts that President Trump carried, but the party saw a net profit of one seat in the house in 2024.
Separately, Democrats lost the fight for the White House and saw Republicans win a Senate majority.
The rating was the lowest Democrats have seen since NBC began voting in 1990.
The investigation noted that it was a transition from President Trump's first term. Democrats in Trump's first four years wanted lawmakers to find a field of compromise, but now they want to retain the GOP majority and the party against the Trump administration.
As Democrats are screaming to catch up with the administration's actions and reassess where their priorities lie, the investigation shows Democrats themselves are split over how they view the party.
A survey found that 55% of respondents have negative views about Democrats, while only 18% have neutral views.
The government shutdown debate that took place last week showed a real contradiction about how Democrats want to handle their struggle with the GOP agenda. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) received the rage of some of his members after voting in favor of the ongoing resolution bill, rather than exhausting money for the government.
The debate showed a party gap, but Delvene was convinced that Democrats could regain the mid-term majority.
“I understand that given the actions of this president and the Republicans in the House, people know that they are scared of what they are seeing and the impact they are on the community, but we performed across the country and actually got seats in our home,” she said.
Delvene argued that the House Democrats did well was because they spoke to voters about issues they knew were affecting their communities, such as rising prices, increased housing and food costs, immigration and public safety issues.
“Hospital Democrats took these issues head on and talked to their community,” she said. “The real leaders and those real leaders won.”
