Young Democrats Torch Own ‘Weak’ Party, Young Republicans More Loyal, Poll Shows

Young Americans have a broadly negative outlook on both political parties although young Democrats are significantly more critical of their own side than Republicans, according to the 51st edition of the Harvard Youth Poll released Thursday.

When respondents were asked to describe both parties in one word, 58% used a negative word for Democrats — with “weak” being the most common one, according to the newly released poll. Meanwhile, 56% of young Americans surveyed used a negative word for Republicans, with “corrupt” being the most common word, the poll found.

Almost 48% of young Democrats described their own party negatively, compared to just 35% who described it in a positive light, the survey shows. By comparison, just one-in-four young Republicans used a negative word to describe the GOP, while nearly half — 46% — of them used a positive word to describe it, per the poll.

Just 16% of all poll respondents listed a positive word for Democrats, while 26% gave a neutral word. Moreover, only 17% of young Americans surveyed offered a positive word for Republicans, while 27% gave a neutral word, according to the survey.

Of those surveyed, 40% gave negative descriptions for each party, the poll found.

Rahm Emanuel, an ex-Obama White House chief of staff, publicly criticized the Democratic Party as having a “weak and woke” image in May. Similarly, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is