Democrats Spit on Democracy, Midterm Voters Should be Scared |
Democrats Spit on Democracy, Midterm Voters Should be Scared
Democrats posture ab0ut being saviors of democracy, but their behavior in Virginia tells another story.
Joseph Ford Cotto | May 13, 2026
For ten long years, Democratic leaders have cast themselves as the unbreakable shield protecting American democracy from the supposed authoritarian darkness of Donald J. Trump and his Republican allies.
Since Trump's 2016 victory, this self-proclaimed role as defenders of norms, institutions, and fair elections has formed the beating heart of the blue political identity.
That framing sharpened into a razor during the 2018 midterms.
Democrats portrayed the contest as a desperate stand to safeguard voting rights, checks and balances, and rule of law itself. Blue candidates hammered home investigations and alleged oversight as purportedly essential barriers to Trump's influence. Their strategy delivered a House flip in a massive blue wave.
This theme only grew louder.
Joe Biden launched his 2020 bid and presidency by declaring democracy America's sacred cause. Once in office, he and Kamala Harris warned that Trump and MAGA Republicans endangered the republic's survival, pointing to Jan. 6 and election disputes. Harris carried the same banner into 2024, framing her campaign as the last line of defense for institutions and norms.
This message dominated party communications, often eclipsing other voter concerns.
Even after Trump and congressional Republicans trounced the blue team, Democrats clung to their script. They continue rallying around alleged threats to institutional independence and liberal democracy as the midterms near. The party positions itself as the essential bulwark against “democratic backsliding,” a stance that has defined its identity across a full decade.
Yet blue actions in Virginia have torn the mask of civic-mindedness away with shocking clarity.
In late 2025, during a disputed special session, Virginia's Democrat-controlled General Assembly pushed a constitutional amendment on a party-line vote. The change would suspend the commonwealth's bipartisan redistricting rules and let legislators redraw congressional districts outside the normal census cycle. They followed with a second........