Americans’ opinion of the Democratic Party is now lower than at any point since polling firms began asking the question, with less than 30 percent of adults having a favorable view of the party, according to two new polls out Sunday. The collapse in the party’s popularity comes as President Trump’s approval rating remains relatively high compared to his typical popularity, and as Americans express optimism about the future of the country. 

The two polls show that Americans have rapidly soured on Democrats, whose loss of the Senate and White House last year, as well as their inability to retake the House, has left Democrats themselves especially dispirited.