Washington: President Joe Biden A firearm over a humiliating election defeat for those who returned from Europe on Wednesday democratic The party—already plagued by fractures that jeopardize their broad domestic reforms in Congress.
Amid approval ratings and frustration over Biden’s nose at his stalled economic agenda, a Republican red wave swept across the eastern United States Tuesday from Virginia Beach to Staten Island.
Republicans swing decisively in otherwise blue-trending Virginia gubernatorial election with newcomer Glenn Youngkin Beating up favorite Democrat Terry McAuliffe while Democratic control of the governor’s mansion in New Jersey hangs by a thread.
Hours before voting closed, Biden expressed confidence about the votes Old Dominion and the Garden States, in any case rejecting suggestions that they were a ruling on their presidency.
“I haven’t seen any evidence that whether I’m doing well or poorly, whether or not I’ve passed my agenda, it’s going to have any real impact on victory and defeat,” the president told reporters.
Yet a split-screen moment exposed their different fates at home and abroad, as he returned to Washington, just as Youngkin was giving his victory speech. richmond.
Biden, who campaigned as a centrist but has ruled on the left, faces a thorny road to a November 2022 midterm as he plays the peacemaker between the increasingly polarized Democratic factions he wants to bring together. have failed.
The president offered bold action on climate in Glasgow, but the lack of concrete progress on his environmental goals in Washington echoed through COP26, which underscores the damage that months of infiltration are on his agenda.
In the midst of record-breaking turnout, Youngkin sabotaged McAuliffe’s comeback by taking advantage of parental fears on a public school curriculum he considers too liberal and growing frustration with Biden, who only a year ago took 10 in the state. Points gained.
Democrats have been warning privately for weeks that the loss of McAuliffe could weaken the moderates already under the sheer scale of Biden’s two-pronged $3-trillion plan to replace infrastructure and raise the social safety net. already worried about.
Tuesday’s bad news is likely to set off a backlash from the so-called Mod Squad for the notion that Biden is allowing progressives to take the party too far, and encourage the notion that the party doesn’t know how to pass legislation. .
For progressives, it was a small group of centrist Democrats who sank McAuliffe by blocking family leave provisions from child care, drug prescription reform and Biden’s Build Back Better social spending bill, the second pillar of his economic vision. Gave.
In fact, Congress had nothing to do with perhaps the most damaging mistake of McAuliffe’s campaign, when he said in a debate with Youngkin on September 29: “I don’t think parents should tell schools that they should What should I teach?”
The remarks became a rallying cry for conservatives over masked mandates in schools and misguided by the false Republican notion that “critical race theory” was being taught to their children.
The latest poll by Gallup put Biden’s approval at just 43 percent – the second lowest of any US leader in this phase of his first term since the 1950s, after Donald Trump.
The president will attempt to use the election humiliation as a wake-up call to bring the rank-and-file into action in Congress – but whether Democrats have actually learned the lesson remains to be seen.
Statements emanating from the party after the defeat were notable for their lack of introspection, with McAuliffe finally speaking out on local issues that weren’t really part of his message during an election he tried to hold a referendum on Trump.
Meanwhile, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison acknowledged that McAuliffe and his running mate “came short,” but did not do any analysis on the reasons.
Peter Loge, a public affairs professor at George Washington University, offered solace to those fearing the death of the party, pointing out that the election of Virginia’s governor is almost always the first opportunity for voters to crush the new president’s party. provides.
“I think what the White House has to do now is go to the Democrats in Congress and other Democrats around the country and say, Look, here’s the details of the votes,” Loge said.
“Here’s what voters were telling us…
Amid approval ratings and frustration over Biden’s nose at his stalled economic agenda, a Republican red wave swept across the eastern United States Tuesday from Virginia Beach to Staten Island.
Republicans swing decisively in otherwise blue-trending Virginia gubernatorial election with newcomer Glenn Youngkin Beating up favorite Democrat Terry McAuliffe while Democratic control of the governor’s mansion in New Jersey hangs by a thread.
Hours before voting closed, Biden expressed confidence about the votes Old Dominion and the Garden States, in any case rejecting suggestions that they were a ruling on their presidency.
“I haven’t seen any evidence that whether I’m doing well or poorly, whether or not I’ve passed my agenda, it’s going to have any real impact on victory and defeat,” the president told reporters.
Yet a split-screen moment exposed their different fates at home and abroad, as he returned to Washington, just as Youngkin was giving his victory speech. richmond.
Biden, who campaigned as a centrist but has ruled on the left, faces a thorny road to a November 2022 midterm as he plays the peacemaker between the increasingly polarized Democratic factions he wants to bring together. have failed.
The president offered bold action on climate in Glasgow, but the lack of concrete progress on his environmental goals in Washington echoed through COP26, which underscores the damage that months of infiltration are on his agenda.
In the midst of record-breaking turnout, Youngkin sabotaged McAuliffe’s comeback by taking advantage of parental fears on a public school curriculum he considers too liberal and growing frustration with Biden, who only a year ago took 10 in the state. Points gained.
Democrats have been warning privately for weeks that the loss of McAuliffe could weaken the moderates already under the sheer scale of Biden’s two-pronged $3-trillion plan to replace infrastructure and raise the social safety net. already worried about.
Tuesday’s bad news is likely to set off a backlash from the so-called Mod Squad for the notion that Biden is allowing progressives to take the party too far, and encourage the notion that the party doesn’t know how to pass legislation. .
For progressives, it was a small group of centrist Democrats who sank McAuliffe by blocking family leave provisions from child care, drug prescription reform and Biden’s Build Back Better social spending bill, the second pillar of his economic vision. Gave.
In fact, Congress had nothing to do with perhaps the most damaging mistake of McAuliffe’s campaign, when he said in a debate with Youngkin on September 29: “I don’t think parents should tell schools that they should What should I teach?”
The remarks became a rallying cry for conservatives over masked mandates in schools and misguided by the false Republican notion that “critical race theory” was being taught to their children.
The latest poll by Gallup put Biden’s approval at just 43 percent – the second lowest of any US leader in this phase of his first term since the 1950s, after Donald Trump.
The president will attempt to use the election humiliation as a wake-up call to bring the rank-and-file into action in Congress – but whether Democrats have actually learned the lesson remains to be seen.
Statements emanating from the party after the defeat were notable for their lack of introspection, with McAuliffe finally speaking out on local issues that weren’t really part of his message during an election he tried to hold a referendum on Trump.
Meanwhile, Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison acknowledged that McAuliffe and his running mate “came short,” but did not do any analysis on the reasons.
Peter Loge, a public affairs professor at George Washington University, offered solace to those fearing the death of the party, pointing out that the election of Virginia’s governor is almost always the first opportunity for voters to crush the new president’s party. provides.
“I think what the White House has to do now is go to the Democrats in Congress and other Democrats around the country and say, Look, here’s the details of the votes,” Loge said.
“Here’s what voters were telling us…
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