Morning Jolt: Democratic Officials Know They’re the Incumbents, Right?

On the menu today: With the midterm elections now less than a week away, we're seeing some odd final arguments from Democrats and their allies. Biden is pledging that "Democratic election wins will bring a 'fundamental shift' on economy," which is an odd argument from a president whose party has controlled Congress for the past two years. The Nation laments that the country is in a "polycrisis," which doesn't exactly sound like a ringing endorsement of the party that's been running things since January 2021. Democratic officeholders do realize that they're the incumbents this cycle, right?

All the Problems that Biden and the Democrats Didn't Inherit

One of the problems facing the Democratic Party in the 2022 midterm cycle is that it is the incumbent party, but it acts and sounds as if it doesn't want to believe that it is the incumbent party.

Today in the Washington Post, the headline is, "Biden says Democratic election wins will bring 'fundamental shift' on economy." But the Democrats already are in ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 02 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY November 02 2022 Democratic Officials Know They're the Incumbents, Right? On the menu today: With the midterm elections now less than a week away, we're seeing some odd final arguments from Democrats and their allies. Biden is pledging that "Democratic election wins will bring a 'fundamental shift' on economy," which is an odd argument from a president whose party has controlled Congress for the past two years. The Nation laments that the country is in a "polycrisis," which doesn't exactly sound like a ringing endorsement of the party that's been running things since January 2021. Democratic officeholders do realize that they're the incumbents this cycle, right? All the Problems that Biden and the Democrats Didn't Inherit One of the problems facing the Democratic Party in the 2022 midterm cycle is that it is the incumbent party, but it acts and sounds as if it doesn't want to believe that it is the incumbent party. Today in the Washington Post, the headline is, "Biden says Democratic election wins will bring 'fundamental shift' on economy." But the Democrats already are in ...   READ MORE

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