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The argument heading into the 2026 midterms is that the Democratic Party will continue its leftward shift without reversal.
What complicates it: a 2025 Gallup poll found that among all Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, 45% want the party to become more moderate, outnumbering those who want it to move further left.
The economics of the leftward pull Government spending at the local, state, and federal level accounts for roughly 35% of the American economy, with the technology sector at less than 10%, according to political analyst Tom Del Becarro.
Government is also the country's largest employer, and one third of those workers are unionized. More than 95% of government union political contributions flow to Democrats, Del Becarro argues.
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