Democrats love to brag about a win, but their human Ponzi scheme might be nearing a collapse.

They cling to isolated election results like life rafts, using them to convince themselves and others that all is well.

Even as Democrats celebrated a surprise state special election victory in Texas over the weekend, a far less friendly reality surfaced on far-left CNN.

That reality check came from Harry Enten, the network’s chief data analyst, who advised his Democratic viewers against reading too much into that and other recent victories.

Such wins might be comforting but are misleading, as presidential election years are the ones that see the major turnout.

“In politics, we often lose sight of the long term because we’re so focused in on the short term,” Enten said Sunday, while homing in on population trends.

CNN’s Harry Enten warns Democrats about a “blue state depression” that could make the math harder for them after 2030. pic.twitter.com/Ax2M0e2ih2

— Kipp Jones (@misterjkjones) February 2, 2026

Those trends, he warned, should alarm Democrats and encourage Republicans because Americans are leaving blue states and moving to red ones.

Enten pointed out that the states experiencing the largest population gains since the 2020 Census are Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona – all states that were carried by President Donald Trump in 2024.

At the same time, he noted what he described as a “blue state depression.”

That decline is driven mostly by residents fleeing Democratic strongholds like California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts – all states carried by Kamala Harris.

Apparently, productive residents leave when taxes are suffocating, crime is tolerated, housing is unattainable, and leaders are openly hostile to the actual people funding the system.

Why would anyone stay in a place that treats them like a problem when there are alternatives?

A Californian can move to Texas or Florida and immediately stop paying higher taxes to support bloated bureaucracies and failed social experiments.

Voters in Minnesota and other “blue wall” states are reaching similar conclusions as they watch their leaders’ priorities in the post-COVID era.

And according to Enten, the consequences go well beyond state politics. He explained that if current population trends hold through 2030, Democrats would lose seven seats in the U.S. House due to reapportionment.

Republican states would gain seven.

Then Enten made a point Democrats don’t want to hear.

Applying current population estimates to the Electoral College — in which a state’s number of votes depends on its number of representatives in the House and Senate — he explained that the traditional Democratic strategy no longer works.

Even if Democrats carried their base states plus Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, that path would fall short.

Under those estimates, Democrats would reach only 263 electoral votes, which is below the 270 needed to win.

The “blue wall,” as Enten showed, is no longer enough.

Democrats might be crazy, but those at the top aren’t as stupid as the party’s street thugs and understand this.

That is why their reaction to Trump’s immigration enforcement is so hysterical. Their long-term strategy is set.

They want to continue to replace lost residents with immigrants. Legal or illegal, the key is ensuring they are all counted in the next Census at least once.

People with the means to leave blue states are doing so in large numbers, and so Democrats rely on incoming numbers to stave off a collapse.

Years of failed leadership are finally catching up with them, and like with any Ponzi scheme, they constantly need new capital invested to stay afloat.

In this case, the capital is foreign nationals, and as long as enough of them keep coming, Democrats can afford to write the check for those leaving.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents late Thursday night, and the reaction from the media class has been far more revealing than the arrest itself.

Lemon landed himself in custody after storming into a church in Minnesota earlier this month with other leftists and demanding answers from congregants and pastors.

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested by federal agents in connection with the Minneapolis church storming. | @BillMelugin_ pic.twitter.com/N0EQtR8E6U

— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) January 30, 2026

In what universe is that rational behavior?

Lemon has never been an especially serious or honest figure, so the stunt itself was not surprising.

What was predictable was how the corporate media rushed to his defense.

The reaction to Lemon’s arrest reminds us to see modern journalism for what it is, which is a closed echo chamber fueled by delusion and self-importance.

Traditional reporters no longer see themselves as accountable to the public or even to basic standards of behavior. That’s because they think everyone else is stupid and below them.

They live their lives primarily to impress one another.

In practice, that often means performing outrage for social media and competing for approval from the same small circle of colleagues.

It is a sad, weird ecosystem.

I have worked with enough of these people to know how it functions. Journalism today resembles Washington politics in that way.

Elected officials quickly learn they are rewarded for pleasing each other, not voters. “Journalists” do the same thing, just without the power or prestige.

The pay is not even impressive. Many sell their souls for less than six figures a year and truly believe they are important figures with profound insight.

The reactions to Lemon’s arrest illustrate the problem clearly.

Former CNN personality Jim Acosta rushed to X to declare the arrest “outrageous” and claimed the First Amendment was under attack.

Attorney for my colleague and friend Don Lemon has released a statement saying Don was arrested by federal agents in LA last night. This is outrageous and cannot stand. The First Amendment is under attack in America! pic.twitter.com/V4TVEK7Icy

— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 30, 2026

What is so outrageous about Don Lemon being arrested? That is the obvious question.

Acosta is so deep inside the echo chamber that he cannot see blatant misconduct when it is committed by a friend.

CNN’s Brian Stelter also appeared deeply upset by the arrest, which is usually a sign that something was done correctly.

Brian Stelter is fuming over former CNN colleague Don Lemon being arrested:

Disturbing escalation!
Pressure campaign against protests!
MAGA Loyalists!
Retribution!
Lemon was doing an important job!

What happened to the whole “no is above the law” thing?

pic.twitter.com/wtWNyMgqoX

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 30, 2026

Former ESPN host and frequent CNN panelist Jemele Hill joined in, writing that Lemon’s arrest “cannot stand,” regardless of political beliefs.

They arrested Don Lemon. This is horrifying. I don’t care what your political beliefs or leanings are, what journalism outlet you represent, this absolutely cannot stand.

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 30, 2026

Former President Barack Obama’s speechwriter Jon Favreau went even further, openly fantasizing about retaliation when Democrats regain power — as if the Biden administration did not weaponize the justice system.

Do we think Newsom’s DOJ will start with the Megyn Kelly and Matt Walsh types or just make it more efficient by raiding Fox and arresting everyone?

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 30, 2026

Meanwhile, reality carries on without these and other weirdos.

A federal grand jury indicted Lemon in connection with the incident. He was not “disappeared” by President Donald Trump.

Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the arrest on X, stating it was carried out “in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.”

At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Trahern Jeen Crews, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lydell Lundy, in connection with the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

More details soon.

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) January 30, 2026

No one is above the law, a phrase the media repeats endlessly until it applies to one of their own.

The only real downside is that Lemon is likely enjoying every minute of all of this. With his career stalled, he now gets to posture as a martyr.

The media is predictably helping him play the role.

It is strange to watch, but then again, so is modern journalism itself. These people believe they are the most important voices in every room.

It’s likely they imagine themselves starring in an episode of “The West Wing,” when most Americans barely notice them at all until they show their stripes.

They exist in a bubble of shared narratives, mutual praise, and selective outrage.

And yes, it is fair to say many of them are just plain weird.

Not quirky or eccentric, but out of touch with reality.

Only corrupted values or grandiose delusions would lead someone with a good education to storm a church and believe it made him the hero. Only other deluded people would agree.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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