At this time on Morning Joe, host Joe Scarborough identified that Republicans are profitable the battle for brand new voter registrations and requested panelist Molly Jong-Quick why Democrats are shedding this battle.
Her reply was an actual window into the progressive thoughts.
Her response was:
“So that is the $24 million greenback query, why are Democrats not… um… why are the polls unhealthy? Why are they not breaking by way of? And I believe it’s a pair issues. I believe one is, the people who find themselves breaking by way of, are courageous. Proper? They speak like people, they make the case. And once more, it’s like Pritzker’s chief of employees advised me, it’s not essentially left versus middle, it’s battle versus cave. And the individuals who battle get help. And the individuals who cave, or are mealy mouthed, or are very form of corporatist-y, that crew, the crew that’s afraid, can not break by way of. Doesn’t attraction to voters.”
She then gives these examples because the fighters:
“Chris Murphy, Sherrod Brown, Mamdani, AOC…”
Watch the section beneath:
Joe Scarborough cites report that Democrats misplaced floor to Republicans in all 30 states that monitor voter registration — “Why?”
Molly Jong-Quick: Democrats want extra Chris Murphys, Mamdanis and AOCs.
That’s gotta be it. Go together with that. pic.twitter.com/nELCGpviIZ
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) August 20, 2025
So she needs extra Mamdani and AOC for the Democrats? That’s her technique for bettering the celebration? OK then.
By way of the voter registration battle, Scarborough is correct. Republicans are profitable that battle. See the graphic beneath:
NYT: Of the 30 states that monitor voter registration by political celebration, Democrats misplaced floor to Republicans in each single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and infrequently by rather a lot.
Republicans: +2.4M
Democrats: -2.1Mhttps://t.co/PkGX9ST7pW pic.twitter.com/yHkRv2OUa0— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 20, 2025
Republicans owe an enormous thanks to conservative activist Scott Presler.
Democrats are panicking over our voter registration efforts. pic.twitter.com/FCTbYwpIdt
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 20, 2025
Presler is on the market preventing this battle day by day and it’s clearly paying off.
