Poll numbers for the Democratic Party continue to crater, but one Democrat has tried to seize a silver lining from the historic collapse in support for his party.
In a recent survey by the Wall Street Journal, the Democratic Party had support of only a third of respondents, while an astonishing 63% said they had an unfavorable view of the party. That rating is the worst for Democrats in 35 years from the same poll.
When asked by reporters on Tuesday about the failing fortunes of his party, Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut tried to spin the bad poll numbers into a positive.
"It's understandable that there are a lot of Democrats out there who want us to be fighting harder. I mean, Trump is lighting our democracy on fire. And so it's frankly a good sign," Murphy is quoted as saying by Fox News reporter Chad Pergram.
