Democrats’ Dismal Outlook for 2022 Midterm Elections Continues to Worsen

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News Analysis

When New Jersey Democratic Rep. Albio Sires announced that he wouldn’t seek reelection, he became the 23rd sitting Democrat in the House of Representatives to opt out of seeking another term in Congress.

For a party with a majority that depends upon a mere handful of votes, losing 23 House veterans is a crushing blow, but more such announcements are expected as filing deadlines approach for the 2022 midterm congressional elections.

Among other Democrats who aren’t running again are House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth of Kentucky, Rep. Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania, Rep. David Price of North Carolina, Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois, Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas, and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona.

And no wonder, considering the latest survey results of likely voters by noted Democratic pollster and campaign strategist Doug Schoen and partner Carly Cooperman, which show majorities disapproving of President Joe Biden’s performance and holding congressional Democrats responsible for the nation’s growing list of serious problems.

Schoen’s survey is especially telling because of the intensity of voter determination reflected in the responses. Fully 72 percent said they are “absolutely certain” to vote in November 2022 and another 28 percent said they are “very likely.”

Numbers like those suggest 2022 could see a record midterm turnout if the present trends continue. That has to be especially worrisome for Democratic leaders because there’s virtually no good news for them in the Schoen results.

Two-thirds, or 66 percent, of respondents agreed when asked if they believe “Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are out of touch with hardworking Americans. They have been so focused on passing their own agenda that they’ve been ignoring Americans’ day-to-day concerns, such as the rising prices for goods and gasoline.” Only 30 percent disagreed.

Similarly, 65 percent agreed when asked if they agree that “I thought things in the country were going to change for the better with Joe Biden’s election, but it’s just been more of the same. The country is still divided, the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing—and now, on top of that, inflation is at a 30-year high and gasoline prices are soaring.” Thirty-one percent disagreed.

On issue after issue, respondents expressed disagreement and dissatisfaction with the direction the country is heading with Democrats in control of the White House and both the Senate and House of Representatives:

Democrats are blamed for rising inflation 48 percent to 31 percent for Republicans.

Democrats are blamed for the surge in illegal immigration by a 33-point margin, 55 percent to 22 percent, over Republicans.

Democrats are blamed for the nationwide crime surge, 48 percent to 27 percent for Republicans.

Democrats are blamed for the hiring shortages plaguing business, 41 percent to 31 percent for Republicans.

Other results are just as discouraging for Democrats.

Asked “generally speaking, would you prefer that there be Democratic control or Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives,” 46 percent of the respondents said they prefer GOP control, while 43 percent chose Democratic control.

Asked how concerned they are with the violent crime surge, 58 percent said they are very concerned and 31 percent said they are somewhat concerned. A huge majority of the respondents, 62 percent, said they oppose defunding the police.

Perhaps even more disturbing for Democrats is that 69 percent of the respondents agreed that “Joe Biden and Democrats are soft on crime.”

And 67 percent of the respondents said the country has become more divided since Biden took office, while 52 percent said they believe Biden has weakened the U.S. economy.

Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.), who heads the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), is being slammed by party colleagues who fear that he’s pushing the party down the wrong strategic path.

“Universally, we heard that there’s been too much Trump talk, not enough focus on pocketbook issues. [former Virginia Gov. Terry] McAuliffe banged the anti-Trump drum constantly on his way to losing the race for Virginia governor,” Politico recently reported.

“But at-risk members we spoke with worry that Maloney is still embracing the Trump-as-boogeyman strategy, blasting Republicans as extreme for seeking his blessing or otherwise supporting him,” Politico stated.

Other factors, including the bitterly partisan atmosphere, are playing into the growing list of Democrats deciding to leave the House. Sires, the Cuban immigrant who is serving his eighth term, told Roll Call on Dec. 20 that he’s leaving because “the whole atmosphere in Washington is awful. You either have to be from the left or from the extreme right, and I don’t think that’s good for the country.”

Democrats control the House in the 117th Congress with 221 seats, versus 213 for the GOP. That means a shift of only five Democrats to vote with Republicans is required for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to lose on critical issues.

Republicans are ebullient about their prospects, with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warning Democrats in November that “if you are a Democrat and President Biden won your seat by 16 points, you are in a competitive race next year. You are no longer safe.”

Angry Joe Biden Doubles Down on Vaccine Mandate, Claims He Must Destroy American Liberty to Save People

The White House occupant is a notoriously unlikeable man of intemperate disposition. Amid his unstable moments of anger and bitterness toward those who he now describes as “unpatriotic people” who are refusing his vaccine mandate, Biden doubled down in his position:



You will take his jab, and you will like it. This is not a mentally stable person.

https://theconservativetreehou...-people/#more-223152

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You will take his jab, and you will like it. This is not a mentally stable person.

Those words were not written or approved by Joe. This is quickly escalating into a good vs. evil scenario here.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
Angry Joe Biden Doubles Down on Vaccine Mandate, Claims He Must Destroy American Liberty to Save People

So POTATUS says 'he isn't trying to control our lives; he's trying to SAVE our lives.'

Yeah, as though we are too collectively stupid to know what is best for our own health.

Ronald Reagan said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

Joe Biden has always been a bully and an asshole.

In his prime, people just chuckled or rolled their eyes and did the "Joe being Joe" excuse, but now that he's old and feeble it's really coming out just what a jerk he is.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...joe-manchin-n2600947

During a back and forth with reporters at the White House Tuesday, President Joe Biden said Democratic Senator Joe Manchin admitted to misleading the progressive flank of the party on Capitol Hill.

"Mr. President, you often talk about the importance of keeping your word of trust. Do you believe Senator Manchin kept his word to you? And how do you rebuild trust with progressives in your party to advance your legislation now?" a reporter asked.

"You know, I told you before, you've heard me say this before: Some people think maybe I’m not Irish because I don’t hold a grudge. Look, I want to get things done. I still think there's a possibility of getting Build Back Better done," Biden replied. "What I don't want to do is get into, and Joe went on TV today and, I don’t know if it was TV or not; I'm told he was speaking to the liberal caucus in the House and said, “Joe Biden didn't mislead you, I misled you.' "

just one problem w that


Apparently, Biden made up the quote from Manchin. His staff is now attempting to run clean up on the remarks.

After Biden said today that Manchin "was speaking to a liberal caucus in the House and said 'Joe Biden didn't mislead you, I misled you,'" the White House follows up: "The President wanted to clarify that Senator Manchin did not characterize himself as having been ‘misleading.'

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Yeah, this is how President Two Scoops is going to "bring Manchin around."

They know they're fucked, so we'll see more of this from Biden and the rest of the stupid Dims.

The mad angry whispering hatter…

Maybe it wasn’t mercury - but those two brain aneurysms …

Whenever I hear biden speak or respond to questions, I think of this clip from "I, Robot".

If I had graphics skills, I would add biden's face and voice.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
You will take his jab, and you will like it. This is not a mentally stable person.

You were very compassionate with that reference. I'm not so inclined. This man is a semi-functioning retard at this point, and every time he opens his mouth, one (or more) of three things fall out....

1 - Pure Stupid
2 - Pure Lie
3 - Pure Delusion

Regardless, the result is the same. His actions and words are helping to destroy this country and I loathe this POS for it. Oh, and FJB.

Biden is an illegitimate president, a puppet of the Establishment and has been corrupt his entire life. He is not, nor ever will be my President.

Fuck him, the Communist DNC and in future elections let's hope that All Republican counties withhold their vote tallies until Blue Commie-Controlled Counties report in. Don't let them steal one more election - which they've been doing for decades!

I think I saw this one posted in the COVID thread too but wanted to just express my astonishment of just how bad this President truly is. Americans want a LEADER who is reassuring and upbeat and one that will tell the people that we will get through all of this soon and it's going to be alright in the end.

Joe Biden is not capable of ANY OF THAT, we are stuck with President Debbie Downer instead:

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He’s not a leader. Not a chief. Not a manager. Not even a supervisor. He’s just a parrot, and an abysmal one at that.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/...2/loose-ends-145.php

The Wall Street Journal reports today on how the Biden Administration is holding quiet meetings with American oil companies asking them to . . . increase production of oil and gas. This—after canceling the Keystone Pipeline, closing off federal oil and gas leasing, revoking existing permits on public land, and pressuring the financial sector to choke off capital to oil and gas:

"The relationship between the White House and U.S. oil companies has sunk to a new low at a moment when President Biden needs the industry most.

Oil company executives have become openly frustrated with a Biden administration that spent months shunning the industry, only to start urging in recent weeks that it produce more oil to alleviate rising gasoline prices.

In closed-door meetings with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm over recent weeks, oil executives have made few promises about raising output, say people familiar with the matter, and explained that it may be months before higher oil prices lead to resurgent U.S. production."

"It’s important for the American oil-and-gas industry to address near-term energy demands while also recognizing that they need to begin transitioning their companies,” said Energy Department spokesman David Mayorga.

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It's hard to describe how fucked up our country is because of biden and the DEMs


oh, did you know who will really benefit from going to electric cars ? China.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/1...gSource=articleShare

China has 14 times the electric car battery-making capacity of the United States

Chinese company CATL is building a vast factory more than three times the size of Tesla and Panasonic’s electric car battery gigafactory in the Nevada desert.
CATL holds one-third of the global electric-car-battery market

Chinese batteries. I remember issues with laptop and phone batteries. And still a hassle to transport and take on planes.

So yes, by all means, let’s make Chinese batteries ubiquitous in cars so that they can burn our houses down. Good times ahead.

WH song message "We need a little Christmas"

video at

https://twitter.com/townhallco.../1474049649220763652

CTH comment:

You can look at this as the immediate knee-jerk reaction to the white house realizing the "winter of death" narrative was received with ridicule. So they swing the pendulum in the other direction, and end up with both approaches looking stupid.


adding. The Northwell Health choir is a real thing and they sound good. Too bad the WH didn't go just w them and not "winter of death"

https://www.northwell.edu/choir

They sound muffled.
However the black masks fit the season of the winter of death well.
No mask for thee elitist.

Please do read this:


https://www.americanthinker.co...ere_be_monsters.html

NY Times: Kamala Harris gripes her media coverage would be better if she was White man

Hillary Clinton: 'There is a double standard' for women

Vice President Kamala Harris is reportedly expressing discontent with the news coverage surrounding her performance as the nation's second-highest office holder, citing her race and gender.

According to a piece by The New York Times, Harris has been privately complaining to her allies that the media's coverage of her would be better if she were any of her 48 White male predecessors, and has reportedly confided in them about the difficulties she's facing with her assigned portfolio from the White House.
The Times' piece, which focused on Harris' struggle to "define herself" within the Biden White House, noted that she held no "headlining role" when it came to some of the administration's most difficult decisions and that she was caught between criticism that she wasn't performing the job well and resentment from supporters that she was being "undercut" by the West Wing.

The Times noted Harris' historically low approval rating and that a number of high profile staff members opted to depart their jobs less than a year into Harris' term. It also reported she was reaching out to prominent figures like Hillary Clinton to help determine her future direction.

Ms. Harris has privately told her allies that the news coverage of her would be different if she were any of her 48 predecessors, all of whom were white and male," it added. "She also has confided in them about the difficulties she is facing with the intractable issues in her portfolio, such as voting rights and the root causes of migration."

The Times reported that the White House was pushing back on criticism of Harris and quoted Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who claimed Harris' assigned tasks were "incredibly demanding" and suggested she wasn't actually taking credit for her accomplishments.

Some have suggested Harris and Buttigieg are rivals gearing up for a face-off in the 2024 presidential election should Biden decide not ro run. Biden, who turned 79 last month and is the oldest president in history, told ABC News on Wednesday that he would seek re-election if he was healthy.

The Times also expanded on the counsel Clinton gave Harris about being in her position as a woman in politics.

"There is a double standard; it’s sadly alive and well," Clinton said. "A lot of what is being used to judge her, just like it was to judge me, or the women who ran in 2020, or everybody else, is really colored by that."

Clinton has complained on a number of occasions that sexism and misogyny were the reasons she lost the 2016 presidential election to former President Trump.

The Times added that the two speak over the phone every few months and Clinton has visited Harris in her office.

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., also defended Harris to The Times, claiming there was a double standard that went further than Harris' gender.

"I know, and we all knew, that she would have a difficult time because anytime you’re a ‘first,’ you do,’" Bass said. "And to be the first woman vice president, to be the first Black, Asian woman, that’s a triple. So we knew it was going to be rough, but it has been relentless, and I think extremely unfair."

Bass added that she thought Harris was already the front-runner to be the next Democratic presidential nominee, despite it not being immediately clear if Biden planned to run for reelection in 2024.

PLAYING THE RACE CARD IS OLD
Here is the link: https://www.foxnews.com/media/...age-better-white-man