PORTSMOUTH, NH – The Democrats are highlighting their ‘positive momentum’ since the presidency at the ballot box Donald Trump returned to the White House as they work to regain House and Senate majorities in this year’s midterm elections.
Democrats are hoping for a blue wave similar to 2018, the last time they won back the House of Representatives from the Republican Party, and they are energized. But Republicans aren’t convinced whether special elections are a good barometer for what will happen in the meantime.
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A Stunning setback for Republicans Two and a half weeks ago, a special Senate election for a ruby-red district in Texas drew tons of national attention and was seen by some in the Republican Party as a “wake-up call.”
The Democrats’ victory in Texas, and two more at the ballot box since then, were fueled in part by continued concerns among Americans about high prices, and came amid opposition to the Trump administration’s unprecedented crackdown on illegal immigration and, as the latest polls show, the president remains stuck in negative numbers.
Thanks in part to their laser focus on the issue of affordability amid persistent inflation, Democrats won decisive victories in the U.S. 2025 electionsand have performed better at the ballot box in other off-year and special elections since the start of Trump’s second administration.
“There is certainly positive momentum for the Democratic Party. We have the wind at our backs. We are seeing victory after victory, and that continues unabated into this new year,” Martin emphasized.
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The DNC chairman was interviewed in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as he traveled to Maine this weekend to help organize local Democrats ahead of the upcoming special legislative election later this month.
Martin said he is anything but complacent, ignoring the latest national polls that show Democrats with a mid-single-digit lead over Republicans in the election. battle for Congress.
“We’re not going to rest on our laurels; we’re not going to believe those polls. We’re just going to keep organizing and talking to voters.”
Republicans face traditional political headwinds during the midterm elections, when the party in power typically loses seats in the House and Senate.
But Democrats also face obstacles, including polls showing their party’s brand remains deeply unpopular.
The rival Republican National Committee (RNC) and Trump’s fundraising organizations have a huge cash advantage over the Democrats.
But Martin says the party’s success at the ballot box is driving fundraising.
“Our fundraising so far this year has been really gangbusters. People are starting to realize that the Democratic Party has a plan to win. They are winning across the country and they are reinvesting,” he emphasized.
And he added, “What I’ve always said is that we don’t have to beat the Republicans, right? We just have to be able to raise enough money to actually compete, to be in the ring so we can fight, and that’s what we do.”
While economic concerns have played a role in Democrats’ political narrative, last week’s better-than-expected unemployment and inflation reports give Republicans something to brag about.
“We just had a fantastic report on inflation. Way down. The cost of products is way down. We inherited a mess, a total mess. And now it’s really starting to come together. We have the biggest numbers we’ve ever had,” Trump emphasized in a speech in North Carolina on Friday.
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But Martin says Trump “still has a long way to go to fix this economy.”
“Some good reports, and they’re not that great right now,” Martin argued. “They’re going to have to string together a lot of reports to actually fix this economy and make it work for working people.”
