'The middle is disappearing': Why three dealmaking Senate Democrats are heading for the exits

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "I'm not sure exactly what all the chapters will be, but one of those chapters will be riding my Harley Davidson on a twistin', turnin' road and with the wind in my face," Peters said.
49% : " In the next several months, Democrats will have to coalesce around a unified message ahead of the midterms and find a way to harness the energy of the more progressive base while also battling in states where the party has lost ground to Trump.
33% : At a moment when Senate Democrats are grappling with how to win back voters they lost to Trump in 2024, Peters was the first of at least three Senate Democrats who have opted against running for another term in the Senate, citing in part the changes to a body that used to be much easier to make deals in.
25% : But while Smith voted against a plan to keep the government funded in March as the base was clamoring for Democrats to stand up to Trump, Shaheen and Peters voted with Republicans and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to keep the government's lights on - a decision that infuriated some Democrats.
21% : Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana, lost in a state Trump took by 20 points.

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