Former Clinton Advisor Warns Democrats Are ‘Becoming Unelectable’ by Moving Left

By Jim Thomas | Saturday, 14 February 2026 06:54 PM EST

Dick Morris stated on Saturday that the Democratic Party is moving left in ways he argued will hurt it with voters. He claimed Democrats “always move to the left” after losing elections and are “becoming unelectable” as the Trump administration heads into the midterms.

When asked about a CNN segment discussing Democratic ideology and voter perceptions, Morris said on “The Count” that “when the Democrats lose an election, they always move to the left” and that their “solution is always that we’re not left enough.” He added, “They move to the left, and they become unelectable.”

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten reported that “a third of all Democrats,” including Democratic-leaning independents, “identify as Democratic socialist,” and that 42% of Democrats under age 35 said the same. In the same transcript, Enten cited trend figures on voters who say the Democratic Party is “too liberal,” listing percentages of 42% in 1996, 48% in 2013, and 58% in 2025.

Morris, a former Bill Clinton adviser and current Donald Trump adviser, linked this trend to next election cycles. He stated that “the key to Trump winning Congress again, which he will, I think this year” is that “the Democratic Party is becoming unelectable.” He further said that for “[Vice President JD] Vance or whoever” to be elected president in 2028, Democrats have “so developed a crazy ideology that nobody can possibly vote for them.”

Morris also framed the comparison in performance terms, stating: “It’s unfortunate because Trump is such a great president,” but adding, “he doesn’t have to be.” Trump “could just be regular, and he’d be doing fine in comparison to what the Democrats are putting out there,” he said.