Lifelong Dem Alan Dershowitz Will Campaign For GOP In Midterms
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz announced Tuesday that he will campaign for Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections — ending a six-decade relationship with the Democratic Party and signaling what he called a “moral stand” against the party’s growing radicalism.
Appearing on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” on Newsmax, Dershowitz said his decision stems from the Democratic Party’s abandonment of constitutional principles and its increasing embrace of political extremism, fueled by hatred of President Donald J. Trump.
“They’re [Democrats] not succeeding in persuading the American people that they’re up to a leadership role,” Dershowitz said. “Which is why, after me being a Democrat for 60 or more years, I am now going to campaign very hard for the Republicans to maintain control of the House and the Senate. Not because I love the Republican agenda. It’s because I’m totally frightened if the Democrats were to gain control of either House.”
Dershowitz warned that Democratic control would unleash a new era of political persecution:
“Who they would appoint as chair people? Who they would put in the position of inquisitors, and how they would deny rights to people, and how they would introduce a kind of McCarthyism that we haven’t seen since I was a college student in the 1950s.”
“Left-Wing McCarthyism” and the War on Trump
Dershowitz — long considered one of the nation’s foremost constitutional scholars — said the party he once defended has transformed into a vehicle for ideological vengeance rather than governance.
“It’s left-wing McCarthyism. We’re seeing it throughout the Democratic Party with a few exceptions, like the great Senator [John] Fetterman, who really is the one person who represents principle, represents honesty, and really nonpartisan approaches in the Democratic Party,” Dershowitz said. “I wish his colleagues would learn from him, but they don’t. They are moving toward the extreme, extreme left, and the only thing they care about is trying to hurt President Trump.”
His remarks came after years of harsh rhetoric from Democratic figures, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, who labeled Trump a “fascist,” and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who compared him to “Hitler.”
Trump’s Popularity Holds Firm
Meanwhile, new polling suggests that President Trump continues to enjoy steady public support as his second-term agenda advances.
CNN’s Harry Enten reported Tuesday that 52% of voters believe Trump is fulfilling his 2024 campaign promises, while his approval rating remains a stable 43%, buoyed by voter confidence on border security, inflation, and crime.
Trump’s approval rating of 44% in October 2024 underscores his resilience amid nonstop media hostility. Analysts say that stability could make Democrats’ uphill battle for the 2026 midterms even steeper.
Recent polls show Democrats clinging to only a narrow lead in generic congressional matchups, with the New York Times showing a two-point edge and Yahoo/YouGov showing four — figures that conflict with earlier surveys placing Democratic approval below 30 percent.
Dershowitz, Epstein, and the Fight for Transparency
Earlier this year, Dershowitz made headlines after revealing on “The Sean Spicer Show” that he knows the names of individuals linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged client list — but is legally barred from disclosing them.
“I know the names of the individuals. I know why they’re being suppressed. I know who’s suppressing them,” Dershowitz said in the March 19 broadcast, reposted last week. “But I’m bound by confidentiality from a judge and cases, and I can’t disclose what I know.”
He emphasized that he was falsely accused of being associated with Epstein and has spent years clearing his name.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration vowed to release all information related to Epstein, but the Justice Department later reversed course, insisting there is “no conspiracy” and “no further information” to disclose about Epstein’s clients.
Still, Dershowitz’s call for accountability — and his defection from the Democratic Party — mark a major symbolic win for conservatives who have long argued that the American Left has abandoned due process, free speech, and constitutional restraint.
“I haven’t changed,” Dershowitz told Van Susteren. “The Democratic Party has.”