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James Carville dismisses Democratic Party’s record-low polling: ‘We’re winning elections’

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Despite a flurry of polling so far this year indicating the Democratic Party’s favorability sinking to record lows, veteran Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville remains optimistic, as he points to recent ballot box victories by his party.

«You can’t discount people winning elections,» Carville told Fox News Digital this week.

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Carville spoke the day after a new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was the latest to spell trouble for the Democratic Party, six months after they suffered setbacks up and down the ballot at the hands of now-President Donald Trump and Republicans.

The Democratic Party has been in the political wilderness since last November’s elections, when Republicans won back control of the White House and the Senate and defended their fragile House majority. And Republicans made gains among Black and Hispanic voters as well as younger voters, all traditional members of the Democratic Party’s base.

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Then-Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. The latest public opinion polls indicate the Democratic Party sinking to new favorability lows. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

According to the survey, only about one-third of Democrats are very or somewhat optimistic about the future of the Democratic Party. That’s a steep decline from last July, when around six in 10 Democrats said they were optimistic. The survey, conducted May 1-5, points to an increase in optimism among Republicans, with 55% more optimistic about the future of the GOP, up from 47% last summer.

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Since Trump’s return to power earlier this year, an increasingly energized base of Democrats is urging party leaders to take a stronger stand in pushing back against the president’s sweeping and controversial agenda during the opening months of his second administration. And their anger is directed not only at Republicans, but also at Democrats they feel aren’t vocal enough in their opposition to Trump.

And that’s fueled the plunge in the Democratic Party’s favorable ratings, which have hit historic lows in several recent surveys.

The Democrats’ ratings stood underwater in the most recent Fox News national poll at 41% favorable and 56% unfavorable in a survey conducted April 18-21.

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That’s an all-time low for the Democrats in Fox News polling. And for the first time in a decade, the party’s standing was lower than that of the GOP, which stood at 44% favorable and 54% unfavorable.

The figures were reversed last summer, when Fox News last asked the party favorability question in one of its surveys.

The Democratic Party’s favorable ratings were well in negative territory in a Pew Research national survey — 38% favorable, 60% unfavorable — conducted in early April and at 36% favorable, 60% unfavorable in a Wall Street Journal poll in the field a couple of weeks earlier.

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And national polls conducted in February by Quinnipiac University and in March by CNN and by NBC News also indicated the favorable ratings for the Democratic Party sinking to all-time lows.

Confidence in the Democratic Party’s congressional leadership sunk to an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll conducted early last month.

The confidence rating for Democrats’ leadership in Congress stood at 25% in the survey, which was nine points below the previous low of 34% recorded in 2023.

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And the semi-annual Harvard Youth Poll, which was released late last month, indicated that approval ratings for Democrats in Congress among Americans aged 18-29 nosedived.

«I don’t doubt any of that’s true,» Carville told Fox News. «But there’s one thing: We’re winning elections left and right as we’re talking about how the Democratic number or image is low.»

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John Ewing, Jr., the Democrat-aligned mayoral candidate in Omaha, Nebraska, seen here shaking hands with voters on May 8, defeated the Republican-aligned longtime mayor to become the city’s first Black mayor.  (Megan Nielsen/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

John Ewing, Jr., a Democrat, this week ousted a longtime Republican mayor in Omaha, Nebraska, a blue dot in a reliably red state. Ewing will become Omaha’s first Black mayor.

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Last month, the Democrat-aligned candidate comfortably defeated the Republican-aligned candidate in a Wisconsin state Supreme Court election. The high-profile and expensive campaign grabbed plenty of national attention and outside money.

Democrats have also performed very well so far this year in special elections, including flipping red state Senate seats in Iowa and Pennsylvania.

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In addition to looking back, Carville also pointed ahead to November’s gubernatorial election in Virginia, where Democrats hope to win back the governor’s office in Richmond.

«Let’s see what’s going to happen in Virginia,» said Carville, who first grabbed national attention for his work as a lead strategist on former President Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign.

And Carville predicted that «we’re going to win that.»

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Una joven quedó paralítica después de que un hombre se tirara de un tercer piso y cayera sobre ella

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Grace Spence Green sufrió un accidente que cambió su vida por completo. En 2018 un hombre saltó desde el tercer piso de un shopping de Londres con la intención de suicidarse y cayó sobre ella provocándole lesiones irreversibles en la columna que le impidieron volver a caminar.

Todo pasó el 17 de octubre cuando su amiga pasó a buscarla por su casa y la acercó hasta el centro comercial, se despidieron junto a la escalera mecánica y ella se fue rumbo a la facultad. Estaba en cuarto año de la carrera de medicina. En aquel entonces tenía 22 años y muchas metas por cumplir. Sin embargo, de repente sintió un golpe y cuando despertó ya nada fue igual.

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Cuando recuperó el conocimiento estaba tendida en el piso, rodeada de gente y a su lado el hombre que había provocado el accidente. “Recuerdo gritar y no poder sentir mis piernas“, relató en un artículo publicado por la BBC.

Ella no entendía nada, pero la gente le explicó que la habían golpeado y al hombre le decían que se había caído. Más tarde se enteraría de que en realidad había saltado voluntariamente desde 40 metros de altura y había aterrizado sobre su espalda.

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El hombre se tiró desde el tercer piso y cayó sobre ella. (Foto: Farid Qureshi a través de BBC)

Grace fue trasladada al hospital donde atendieron la emergencia y minutos más tarde estaban allí sus papás, su pareja y sus amigos. Los médicos le explicaron que en el impacto su columna vertebral se se había quebrado en varios puntos, provocándole la parálisis.

Como estudiante de medicina, tenía conocimiento sobre ese tipo de lesiones, pero el shock que atravesaba le impedía asimilar lo que estaba sucediendo. “No soy discapacitada, no voy a estar en una silla de ruedas. Esa no soy yo”, se repetía a sí misma constantemente.

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Lo que le tocó vivir le hizo darse cuenta de que tenía un enorme prejuicio hacía las personas con discapacidad. “Pensaba que las personas discapacitadas tenían menos calidad de vida porque eso era lo que me habían enseñado”, reveló.

El shopping de Londres donde ocurrió todo. (Foto: Reuters)

El shopping de Londres donde ocurrió todo. (Foto: Reuters)

Cuando vio las imágenes de la resonancia, fue un golpe de realidad. Al observar ese estudio con ojo médico, entendió que la pesadilla que estaba viviendo era una realidad. Entonces, asimiló que a partir de ese momento iba a necesitar una silla de rudas para tener autonomía.

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Comencé a seguir a personas discapacitadas en las redes sociales y fue muy importante para mí verlos publicando sobre su vida normal y pensar que yo podría tenerla también”, contó y dijo que la verdadera revelación fue cuando conoció a un médico que era usuario de silla de ruedas, porque le hizo ver que ella podía serlo también.

Grace fue a sesiones de rehabilitación y aprendió a usar la silla de ruedas. (Foto: Instagram/@gracesg)

Grace fue a sesiones de rehabilitación y aprendió a usar la silla de ruedas. (Foto: Instagram/@gracesg)

Así fue como retomó sus estudios después de mantenerlos un año en pausa: “Tener esta cicatriz tan visible me ayuda en mi trabajo porque es obvio que he sido una paciente, y me doy cuenta de que los pacientes son mucho más abiertos conmigo”, dijo sobre sus experiencias en el consultorio.

Qué pasó con el hombre que cayó del tercer piso del shopping

Grace sabe muy poco del hombre que cayó sobre ella y aseguró que no tiene interés en averiguar más. “Creo que la gente busca algún tipo de justicia restaurativa o ver si lo perdoné. Pero no lo perdoné porque no existía ningún enojo, para empezar”, señaló.

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Me dijeron que había saltado, luego fue a la cárcel y más tarde fue deportado. Y eso me molestó porque no quería que hubiera más ramificaciones de este hecho”, relató y contó que si bien muchas personas esperan que ella sienta algún tipo de resentimiento contra él, ella no lo experimenta. “La aleatoriedad de lo que pasó fue tal que me ayudó a no sentir ninguna ira. Pero la gente a menudo no lo entiende”, relató.

Pasé por muchos ‘qué hubiera pasado si…’. ¿Qué hubiera pasado si hubiera estado allí dos minutos antes o dos minutos después? ¿Qué hubiera ocurrido si…? Me di cuenta de que probablemente él estaría muerto si no hubiera frenado su caída” reflexionó y concluyó: “También me hizo pensar: ¿y qué tal si me hubiera muerto ese día?“.

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Federal judge partially blocks law banning adults from helping minors get out-of-state abortions

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A federal judge has blocked a portion of a Tennessee law that made it a crime for adults to help minors obtain out-of-state abortions without parental consent. 

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Known for prohibiting «abortion trafficking of a minor,» the law, enacted in 2024 by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, with support from the GOP-controlled legislature, criminalizes certain behavior toward pregnant, unemancipated minors by adults who are not their parents or legal guardians who help them receive abortions – even if the abortion is legal in another state. 

U.S. Circuit Judge Julia Gibbons, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, took issue with the law’s «recruitment provision,» which criminalizes giving information to minors about how to receive an abortion out of state or helping minors make travel plans. In a summary judgment Friday, Gibbons agreed the provision violates the First Amendment because it «prohibits speech encouraging lawful abortion while allowing speech discouraging lawful abortion.» 

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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti leaves a press conference discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision that upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender transition treatments for minors in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (The Tennessean )

«That is impermissible viewpoint discrimination, which the First Amendment rarely tolerates – and does not tolerate here,» Gibbons, who sits on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, wrote.

Gibbons permanently blocked enforcement of the provision banning encouraging a minor to seek a legal out-of-state abortion. 

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«The recruitment provision targets speech because of its message – that abortion is safe, common and normal – and available in certain states – and is presumptively unconstitutional,» the judge added.

Gibbons noted that she was brought in to hear this lower court case after four judges from the Middle District of Tennessee recused themselves. If Tennessee appeals the decision, the case will advance to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

The Tennessee attorney general has already appealed a November decision by U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger that temporarily blocked the recruitment provision. That appeal remains pending in the Sixth Circuit Court. 

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The case was brought by Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn, who is a licensed social worker, and Rachel Welty, a Nashville attorney and pro-abortion advocate. 

«Because plaintiffs wish to speak about legal abortions and seek to help minors obtain legal, out-of-state abortions, their intended speech is protected under the First Amendment,» Gibbons wrote.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed the anti-abortion trafficking law last year. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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In response to the decision, Welty and Behn’s lead counsel, Daniel A. Horwitz, said Gibbons’ «thoughtful and well-reasoned opinion protects the right of all Tennesseans to share truthful information about abortion without fear that crusading prosecutors will try to punish them criminally for doing so.»

«It also affirms that the government has no authority to enact overbroad laws that criminalize pure speech based on the government’s disagreement with a speaker’s point of view,» he added in a statement. «This is a major victory for Ms. Welty, Representative Behn, and all Tennesseans who believe that the government has no right to prosecute citizens for sharing truthful information.»

In the final decision, Gibbons, however, rejected the plaintiffs’ claims that the law is too vague to be constitutional under the Due Process Clause. The judge sided with the state on that matter, saying the law is sufficiently specific in what behavior is forbidden. Gibbons did not block portions of the law criminalizing physically transporting minors across state lines to receive an abortion or harboring a minor for the purpose of helping them receive an abortion. 

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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, left, with Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, look on during a press conference discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision which upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender transition treatments for minors at the state capitol on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (The Tennessean )

«The court grants summary judgment for the plaintiffs on their free speech claims and enjoins enforcement of the recruiting prong of the statute,» Gibbons wrote. «The statute is not, however, void for vagueness. The court therefore grants summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff’s vagueness claim.»

The law does not apply to the minor’s parent or legal guardian, licensed media providers acting in emergency situations, or law enforcement acting within official duties. 

Violations constitute a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail or a fine of up to $2,500. The statute provides that violators «may be held liable in a civil action for the wrongful death of an unborn child who was aborted.» 

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After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Tennessee enforced a «trigger law,» effectively banning abortions in most cases, with limited exceptions. 

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Delta plane aborts takeoff in Mexico City after plane nearly lands on top of aircraft

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A Delta Air Lines passenger jet aborted takeoff this week in Mexico City after its flight crew observed another plane landing in front of it on the same runway. 

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The incident Monday involving Delta Flight 590 happened just days after a pilot of a SkyWest Airlines flight operated by Delta Air Lines was forced to perform an «aggressive maneuver» to avoid a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber. Another Delta flight also experienced an apparent engine fire shortly after departing from Los Angeles last week, forcing it to turn around. 

«Because nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, Delta will fully cooperate with authorities as the circumstances around this flight are investigated,» a Delta spokesperson told Fox News Digital regarding the Mexico City incident. «We appreciate the flight crew’s actions to maintain situational awareness and act quickly – part of Delta’s extensive training.» 

The spokesperson said the Boeing 737-800 plane, carrying 144 passengers, two pilots and four flight attendants, was initiating its takeoff process for Atlanta Monday morning when the flight crew spotted another plane landing in front of them. That plane was identified in media reports as an Embraer E190 operated by Aeromexico. 

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A Delta Air Lines airplane is seen at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 19, 2023.  (Reuters/Henry Romero)

The flight crew safely stopped the takeoff and returned to a gate at the airport, according to the spokesperson. 

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Then after taking on additional fuel and consulting with Delta safety and flight operations officials, the plane left Mexico City for Georgia about three hours later. 

The Delta spokesperson also said the airline filed reports with aviation authorities in Mexico as well as the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. 

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A Delta plane approaches for landing at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on July 22, 2025.  (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

Officials said Delta Flight 590 and Aeromexico Flight 1631 were just 200 feet apart at the time of the incident, with the Delta aircraft only reaching speeds of about 60 mph before braking, according to WSB-TV. 

Aeromexico did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday from Fox News Digital. 

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Video shows flames shooting from a Delta Air Lines plane as it departed Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, July 18. (LA Flights)

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«We are working closely with the corresponding authorities to conduct a detailed investigation,» a spokesperson told Simple Flying. «At Aeromexico, the safety of our customers and employees is, and will always be, our highest priority.» 


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