As the nation prepares for its 250th birthday, patriotism is down among the left — with some even saying that just waving the flag feels “MAGA.”
“This one feels different to many Americans,” Erin Burnett said in a CNN interview with Jon Meacham about the Fourth of July.
“There’s a new Gallup poll that saw that just 53% of Americans say they’re very or extremely proud to be American. Ten years ago, that same poll said the number was 81%,” Burnett continued.
“My jaw drops when I see that,” she added. “What do you see here? Is this really about Trump?”
“I hate to say it, but I think it is,” Meacham answered.
“It’s you guys,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says, shocked.
“I mean, what losers. What losers. If you would have asked me during the Obama years or the Joe Biden years, ‘Do you love this country?’ I’d be like, hell yes. And that is why I want better for it. The love for the country doesn’t leave,” she adds.
But CNN isn’t the only outlet denigrating America before its birthday.
“As nation turns 250, many Americans say the Stars and Stripes is now a red flag,” one NBC News headline reads, with the subhead below: “The American flag: To some, it’s Old Glory. To others, it’s a MAGA hat on a stick.”
The article spotlighted a man named Bruce Watson from Massachusetts, who said that while he was “very proud” of his American flag, he fears “his Stars and Stripes may now need an asterisk.”
“If we do fly the flag, we will also put out signs to make it clear that we are not MAGA,” he added.
“By the way, his stupid gay sign says, ‘Our home believes in kindness, hope, peace, justice, equality, science, respect, diversity, and love,’” Gonzales comments.
“Oh, that’s so cute. You know who’s not putting out that sign? Me. I want you to know I’m America first, and I want you to cry harder about it,” she adds.
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Liberals hold the reins of the Democratic Party, but their grasp is slipping — and it appears that those radical leftists who've long been jockeying for control of the party may soon be in the coachman's seat.
Earlier this year, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani took control of America's biggest city. Earlier this month, Democratic Socialists of America member Nithya Raman advanced in the Los Angeles mayoral race to a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Last week, DSA candidate Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic nomination for mayor of Washington, D.C.
'Capitalism has absolutely fallen through the floor.'
On the heels of these and other signs of democratic socialists' ascendancy within the broader Democratic camp, CNN's chief data analyst, Harry Enten, noted, "The democratic socialists seem to be doing considerably better than they used to be — and they have the chance to knock off, in fact, Democratic incumbents in Congress."
Enten suggested that part of what is driving the socialists' success is their growing favorability among Democrats.
"Net favorability among Dems, Democratic Socialists of America — look at that, a plus-17-point net favorability rating among Democrats," said Enten.
"That is better than how congressional Democrats are viewed by Democrats. It just lost four points. So no wonder that democratic socialists have such a good chance, because simply put, they are a better brand at this point than Democrats in Congress."
According to a national Marquette Law School poll conducted in April, 41% of Democrats have a favorable opinion of the DSA. Among those Democrats who view the DSA favorably, 43% described themselves as "very liberal" and 25% referred to themselves as "moderate."
Enten highlighted that democratic socialism's rise within the Democratic Party comes amid declining support for capitalism.
Gallup polling showed in September that 54% of Americans had a positive image of capitalism, down from 61% in 2010. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said that they had a positive image of socialism, up from 36% in 2010.
When broken down by party affiliation, the pollsters found that Republicans' perception of capitalism had improved — from 71% in 2010 to 74% last year. For Democrats, the positive perception of capitalism declined from 51% in 2010 to 42% in 2025.
While only 14% of Republicans said they viewed socialism in a positive light last year, 66% of Democrats signaled a positive perception of the ruinous economic and political philosophy — up from 50% in 2010.
"Capitalism has absolutely fallen through the floor," Enten said in reference to this data.
"Socialism, on the other hand, up like a rocket."
Enten said of the Democratic Party's embrace of socialism, "This to me is one of the more stunning trends ... that I have seen in covering politics over the last 15, 16 years. And if you believe the prediction markets, it's not going to just stop suddenly."
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has similarly highlighted the DSA's ascendancy, concluding that regardless of whether socialist candidates succeed in New York's Democratic congressional primary on Tuesday, "the DSA agenda is gaining among Democrats."
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