As 2024 rapidly approaches, liberal voters are feeling a sense of exhaustion in their ongoing resistance against former President Donald Trump.
The New York Times recently reported on the growing fatigue among Democrats, who are struggling to maintain their fervor in the face of another potential Trump presidency.
It’s no secret that Trump was a major rallying point for liberal voters in the 2020 presidential election. His divisive policies and rhetoric galvanized Democratic voters and drove them to the polls. However, as the effort to resist Trump has dragged on for years, many Democrats are now feeling burned out and drained.
One reason for this fatigue is the constant state of crisis that seems to have defined the past few years. Every day has felt like an emergency, with new headlines dominating the news cycle.
From the ongoing border crisis to wars in Ukraine and Israel, Americans of all political stripes have been inundated with alarming events. It’s no wonder that this non-stop barrage of crises is taking a toll on voters.
In addition, many Democrats are expressing a sense of urgency fatigue. The same sense of urgency and desperation that drove them to vote against Trump in 2020 is now wearing thin. With Biden’s current approval ratings low and concerns about his age and ability to run for reelection in 2024, some Democrats are feeling disillusioned and exhausted.
According to the Daily Caller,
Nearly 40% of Democrats selected “exhaustion” as their sentiment about the 2024 election compared to 26% of Republicans, according to a September Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
This is not to say that liberal voters no longer have concerns about Trump. President Biden is attempting to rally the anti-Trump vote by painting him as an existential threat to democracy.
However, this message does not resonate as strongly with Democrats as it did in the last election. Trump’s recent lead over Biden in the RealClearPolitics average is evidence of this decreasing sense of outrage and urgency among Democratic voters.
Overall, it seems that the sense of crisis fatigue and urgency fatigue among liberal voters is causing them to feel less motivated and energized about the upcoming 2024 election. While some may argue that this could have negative consequences for Democrats, it’s understandable that after years of non-stop political turmoil, many voters are simply tired.
In the end, both Republicans and Democrats are feeling a sense of exhaustion and frustration with the current political climate. The constant crises and polarizing figures have taken a toll on American voters, and it remains to be seen how this will impact the 2024 election. But one thing is clear: both sides will need to find new ways to rally their base and keep voters engaged in the political process.
