# CNN political analyst argues Dems in weakest position since Reagan-Bush era, CNN political analyst says

Brownstein suggested the Democratic message focus on the GOP's budget bill

By Hanna Panreck 

Published March 10, 2025 12:00pm EDT

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CNN political analyst Ron Brownstein said Monday that the Democratic Party's image was the weakest it has been since the Reagan-Bush era.

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"**If you talk to Democrats, you know, they recognize they are in a hole. I mean, the image of the party is probably in a weaker position than at any point since I think the 1980s, the Reagan and George H.W. Bush era," Brownstein told CNN's Audie Cornish.

"Cornish and Brownstein discussed the Friday  as Cornish said GOP lawmakers were hoping to offset tax cuts in the federal budget and that the 'likely target could be Medicaid.' Democratic lawmakers have maintained that the GOP proposed bill included cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.

"But if you ask Democrats how they think they are going to come back, there is a debate about, you know, within the party, do you fight on every front or do you focus on the economic issues? And I think most Democrats believe their best chance of kind of getting a second look from the public in 2025 is this debate over the budget," Brownstein continued.

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Hanna Panreck is an associate editor at Fox News.
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