The ‘Resistance’ Is Over
The Atlantic argues that the 'Resistance' movement against Donald Trump has lost momentum as Democratic primary voters shift their focus toward factional agendas. The piece suggests that the political center's urgency regarding democratic threats is being eclipsed by the far-left's specific policy priorities.
Why it matters
This analysis highlights a potential realignment in Democratic voter priorities, which could impact the party's strategy in future election cycles.
The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
Joe Raedle / Getty August 19, 2026, 3:22 PM ET Share Save Is Donald Trump over? Can we all now relax and move on to the next thing?
That’s the message from a significant portion of Democratic primary voters. Just as Trump is bored with Iran and the economy and wants to play with monuments and gilding, so too are many Democratic primary voters in Florida and elsewhere bored with Trump and eager to play factional politics instead.
The political statistician Nate Silver summed up the mood on X today: “It’s kind of been a rough set of primaries for Heroes of the Resistance 1.0.” Silver then listed stalwart anti-Trumpers who have lost their contests in 2026 and concluded, “People want to move on.”
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