Democratic Party Seen Moving Left as 95% of Government Union Donations Back Democrats
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Democratic Party Seen Moving Left as 95% of Government Union Donations Back Democrats
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 8
Summary
Government unions and super PACs are portrayed as locking Democrats into a further leftward shift, with the report arguing the party has little incentive to moderate.
About 35% of the economy is tied to government spending, and more than 95% of government-union political contributions go to Democrats, reinforcing support for larger public payrolls and programs.
Post-2010 super PAC fundraising is described as weakening party control over candidates, allowing left-wing figures such as Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed to win despite establishment resistance.
A 2025 Gallup poll cited in the report found 45% of liberal Democrats wanted the party to become more liberal, while 67% wanted it either to stay as liberal as it is or move further left.
The piece frames that trend as the culmination of a decades-long shift from the New Deal through the Great Society, arguing Democrats now compete by promising ever more government support.