Bill Maher Warns Democrats Haven't 'Renounced Their Crazy,' Potentially Jeopardizing 2028

Comedian Bill Maher stated Thursday that the Democratic Party has yet to distance itself from its more progressive elements, a move he believes could create significant challenges in the 2028 presidential election. However, Maher also predicted that Republicans are likely to lose control of Congress in the upcoming November elections.

During an interview on "The Chris Cuomo Project," Maher responded to a question about whether a potential loss for former President Donald Trump and the Republican party in the midterms would signify a successful messaging campaign by Democrats. "Absolutely not," Maher stated. "They have not renounced their crazy at all. In fact, they’re going full steam ahead. That’s why I’m so worried about 2028."

Maher suggested that a portion of the far-left would misinterpret Trump's potential loss as validation for their own political agenda. He specifically pointed to the embrace of what he described as communist ideals, defining it as "taking over the means of production and taking over all the private industries."

He added that while Democrats might set such issues aside for the current election cycle, internal party debates persist. Maher observed that the "sane wing of the party is very circumspect" about criticizing these progressive elements due to the "energy on that side."

Maher also drew a parallel to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, noting the difficulty in finding bipartisan consensus. "It’s just like that the Israeli craziness. That’s another place the Democrats will see. We’ll see if they can check themselves on that," he commented, referencing reactions to events on October 7.

Looking at the immediate future, Maher anticipated that the midterm elections would largely serve as a referendum on Donald Trump. "It is drunk on power," he said. "You know, it happens to both sides. They get in and just job one is just undoing the thing that the other a–hole did."

He characterized the current political climate as excessively vitriolic and hateful, stating, "When hate takes over, people stop listening to any of the logic."

Y. David Scharf, chair of Government Strategies & Controversies at Morrison and Cohen, echoed Maher's concerns in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Bill Maher is right to sound the alarm," Scharf said. "What was once the far-left fringe of the Democratic Party is increasingly becoming its mainstream. That may win you elections in deep-blue states and congressional districts, but what plays in Brooklyn doesn’t necessarily play in battleground America."

Scharf cited the party's response to Israel as a prime example. "When activists can’t even put their hostility toward Israel aside on October 7, the anniversary of the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust, and party leaders are too afraid to call them out, you have to ask who’s really running the show," he stated. "Democrats may think they’re building momentum for 2028. But there’s a big difference between winning over your base and winning over America."

Earlier, Maher had predicted on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" that Republicans would face a "classic historical a– whooping" in the November midterms. However, he reiterated his concern for 2028, pointing to what he called the "crazy animal living in their house called the DSA" (Democratic Socialists of America), which he believes promotes "truly insane things" and makes issues like the conflict in Gaza a "litmus test."