In a rare moment of honesty from the left, retiring Democrat Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado is sounding the alarm — not about Republicans, but about the crumbling state of his own party. During a CNN interview on Sunday, Bennet torched the Democratic brand, admitting what millions of Americans already know: today’s Democratic Party is out of touch, unpopular, and fundamentally failing.
“I don’t think nationally the Democratic brand helps very much anywhere,” Bennet said bluntly on State of the Union. “If it did, we wouldn’t have lost to Donald Trump twice.”
That’s right — a sitting Democratic senator is openly acknowledging what the DNC refuses to admit: the Democratic Party has lost the confidence of the American people. Twice.
Bennet, who is positioning himself for a gubernatorial run in Colorado in 2026, didn’t hold back. He expressed “fury” at his party’s inability to defeat Trump, even after years of media smears, endless investigations, and billions spent trying to take him down. And still, the American people chose Trump — twice.
“I’m also furious at the Democratic Party that has lost twice to Trump,” Bennet added. “Donald Trump could not get appointed to any job in the state of Colorado… But he’s been sent to Washington twice to blow the place up.”
If Bennet intended that line as a jab, he may want to reconsider — for many working-class Americans, the fact that Trump is willing to challenge the D.C. swamp is precisely why they sent him there. Twice.
Bennet’s outburst comes at a time when Democrats are floundering. The party’s favorability is in freefall. According to RealClearPolitics, Democrats now sit at a dismal 34.7% favorable vs. 58.3% unfavorable — a staggering indictment of their leadership, messaging, and policies. Republicans, by contrast, are notably higher at 42% favorable, despite constant media attacks and establishment opposition.
Even Bennet sees the writing on the wall. He acknowledged that Democrats have strayed far from their working-class roots, the very voters they once claimed to champion. Now, the party is more focused on climate hysteria, pronoun politics, and appeasing radical activists than on fixing the economy or addressing declining education.
“I think they’re sick of a Democratic Party who hasn’t been able to show how we’re going to address an economy where the middle class continues to shrink,” Bennet said, adding that over the last 20 years, American children have “lost ground” academically.
Bennet, who launched a failed bid for president in 2020, is clearly trying to carve out a more “moderate” path as he transitions to a gubernatorial race. But don’t be fooled — his record in the Senate has been consistently in line with the progressive agenda. Now that the polls have turned and the base is eroding, Bennet suddenly wants to distance himself from the disaster he helped create.
He even floated the idea of handpicking his successor if he wins the governor’s office — a tone-deaf move that screams political arrogance.
In his parting comments, Bennet attempted to rally his fellow Democrats, saying, “We need to stand up against the insanity that Trump represents.” But if this week’s interview revealed anything, it’s that the true chaos is within the Democratic Party itself — a party so dysfunctional, even its own senators are calling it “toxic.”
As 2026 approaches, voters would do well to remember which party has presided over rising inflation, economic stagnation, failing schools, and foreign policy embarrassment. And now, even their own leaders can’t pretend otherwise.
