Millions of American families are still drowning in the economic fallout from Joe Biden’s presidency—grocery bills that feel like rent, interest rates that’ve crushed first-time homebuyers, and wages that simply can’t keep up. After nearly four years of “building back better,” the American dream is on life support—and Democrats know it. In fact, they’re quietly counting on things to get worse.

How bad is it? Credit card debt just hit a record $1.34 trillion, delinquency rates are rising, and the average monthly mortgage payment has more than doubled since 2021. This is the economy Democrats helped create—and now, according to their own strategists, they’re betting big it crashes further… so they can survive politically.

That’s not spin—it’s straight from the donkey’s mouth.

One senior Democratic strategist, speaking anonymously, admitted that the party’s only hope to climb out of their “nightmare” political scenario in 2026 is if the U.S. economy completely tanks. His words: “They better pray long and hard that the country is going to be in a f*cking depression. I don’t know how else we find ourselves out of this mess.”

Read that again: the party that claims to “fight for working families” is now openly hoping for mass economic devastation—job losses, foreclosures, empty shelves, and bankruptcies—just so they can get their grubby little hands on power. If that’s not pure political nihilism, what is?

Bidenomics broke the economy—and now, Democrats are banking on continued misery just to have a shot at survival in 2026.

Veteran Democratic strategist Brad Bannon told The Hill that the party remains stuck. “We are still as unpopular as we were when Trump was inaugurated in January,” he said.

Why? Because for once, Americans have had a moment to breathe—just enough to see who’s been suffocating them. Inflation has slowed a bit, and that’s exposed just how bad Democrat policies were in the first place. Massive spending, overregulation, and green subsidies for luxury EVs did nothing but torch the middle class. And now that people can see a light at the end of the tunnel, the Left wants to slam the gate shut behind them.

Another strategist even admitted that voters know the Democrats “don’t care about their issues”—making it impossible to convince anyone that they’re still the party of the people.

A June poll backs that up: 62% of Democrats said their party’s leadership should be replaced. But who would replace them? AOC? Gavin Newsom? Kamala Harris? The same politicians who rammed through $1.9 trillion in inflationary spending and want to forgive Ivy League student loans while truckers and nurses go bankrupt?

Meanwhile, Republicans aren’t exactly in the clear.

Despite the momentum building behind President Trump’s economic recovery, one issue is dragging down his support: the Epstein files.

In a recent interview, Rasmussen Reports’ top pollster Mark Mitchell told former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon that Trump’s approval rating is now just one point away from the lowest of this entire cycle.

“I just want to start at a high level and say Donald Trump came in with really great approval numbers,” Mitchell said. “He’s brought a lot of foreign investment back to the United States. He just signed his signature legislation less than two weeks ago, and it’s the summer. The Democrats are imploding.”

But the Epstein controversy has been a drag. “Where his approval rating should be right now is soaring. It’s not, it’s plunging,” Mitchell added. Trump’s rating now sits at 47%, down five points in a week.

If this trend doesn’t reverse, the 2026 midterms could get complicated.

Still, here’s the bottom line: While Republicans may be fighting battles of their own, Democrats are actively rooting for a recession. That’s not just political desperation—it’s moral bankruptcy.

If your only shot at winning power is watching your fellow Americans suffer, you’re not a political party. You’re a threat to the country.