*[https://teejaw.com/americas-dean-politics-says-left-collapsing/ America’s Dean of Politics Says Left is Collapsing], 2016
*[https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2014/05/30/despite-thomas-piketty-voters-reject-economic-redistribution-n1845041 Despite Thomas Piketty, Voters Reject Economic Redistribution], ''Townhall'', 2014
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK0p6qOAOts Is the political Left collapsing?]</ref> In the United States, [[Democrats]] lost 1,042 seats—including U.S. House, Senate, state governorship, and state legislative seats—during [[Barack Obama]]'s eight years in office.<ref name="1,000Seats">[httpshttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/12/27/democrats-lost-over-1000-seats-under-obama.html?refresh=true Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama]. ''Fox News''. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.</ref>
The 2016 election of President [[Donald Trump]] was a significant blow to American leftism as the [[Trump administration]] has pursued [[right-wing]]/[[conservative]] policies. The U.S economy has seen significant growth since Trump's election (see also: [[Donald Trump achievements]]).