BY MATT MARGOLIS | P J MEDIA
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Biden’s tanking poll numbers nationally and in key swing
states spell big trouble for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections, says
Democrat strategist Douglas Schoen. He says they could endure a “blowout
defeat.”
“President Biden is in a significantly weaker position
now than both of his most recent Democratic predecessors — Bill Clinton and
Barack Obama — at this point in their presidencies,” Schoen notes in an op-ed in The Hill. “Which
suggests that Democrats could suffer even more substantial losses in 2022 than
the party did in 1994 and 2010.”
Schoen served as an adviser to President Clinton and
advised Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign.
“Indeed, voters nationally and in seven key swing-states
disapprove, rather than approve, of the job President Biden is doing by a
margin of 7-points or greater, according to a Civiqs survey released last
week,” he continued. “Nationally, one-half [50 percent of voters disapprove of
the job Joe Biden is doing as president, while just 42 percent approve.”
Schoen noted that Obama’s net approval rating was 19
points higher than Biden’s right now, and yet in the 2010 midterms, Democrats
lost a net of 64 seats in the House, and Republicans gained six seats in the
Senate. In 1994, Democrats lost a net of 52 seats in the House, and Republicans
gained eight seats in the Senate.
While there’s still more than a year before the midterms,
Schoen acknowledged that “Democrats’ blowout midterm defeats in both 1994 and
2010 can be attributed in large part to their passage of massive spending and
tax bills in the years prior.”
“The Democrats’ 1994 defeat came after they pushed
through Congress the then-largest tax increase in history without any
Republican support,” Schoen points out. “And in 2010, Democrats lost due in
large part to voters’ perception of an ineffective economic stimulus, as well
as governmental overreach on healthcare and the economy by the administration
and congressional Democrats.”
History seems to be repeating itself as Democrats are
pushing a $3.5 trillion spending bill, which even Schoen admits will not only
bring massive tax increases, but also increase annual deficits, the national
debt, and inflation. This, he believes, will likely spark an “electoral
backlash” bigger than both 1994 and 2010.
Historically speaking, the party in power loses seats in
midterm elections. Between Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal and other bad
policies, things aren’t looking good for him. While some in the party think
there’s time to recover, Schoen suggests that things could actually get worse
for the Democrats. He’s likely right. Last month, another Democrat strategist
saw the writing on the wall and advised Democrats to steamroll their agenda while they still
can. That seems to be the approach they’re attempting to take, apparently
unwilling to realize that their radical agenda is what is causing the shift
against them in the first place.
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Democrats Are Increasingly Freaking Out About
2022
BY CHRIS QUEEN | P J MEDIA
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
The 2020 election was a tough one for Democrats. Other
than the presidency and the Senate, Democrats suffered at the ballot box. The party lost 11 House seats
and face the narrowest House majority in two decades. Add to the damage the
beating Democrats took in state races, and 2020 looked like a pummeling indeed.
The Biden presidency hasn’t made things any better. The
party is dealing with infighting between moderates and far-left members, and
the president’s approval ratings are abysmal. On top of these factors, Rep.
John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) became the latest among 10 key Democrats to announce their retirement ahead of the 2022 election
cycle last week.
As a result, the 2022 midterm elections are looking more
like an uphill battle for Democrats, and they’re freaking out about it. Back in September, Democrats were
already talking about a “bloodbath” and “going for broke” on progressive agenda
items, but their mood is growing increasingly fearful.
According to The Hill:
“To
be blunt, I’m not feeling good about where we are,” one senior Democratic
congressional aide said. “Look, it was never going to be easy or anything. It
was always kind of contingent on what got done. I just think we’re starting to
see how fragile this is.”
The numbers already favor the GOP. The Republicans only
need to turn five seats red to gain a majority in the House, and that’s even
without redistricting, which will also work to the GOP’s advantage next year.
The Senate currently sits at 50-50, with Vice President
Kamala Harris as a tying vote, and several Democrats are vulnerable, including
Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), who won a special election to fill a seat that is up
for reelection this cycle.
The 2022 election is also a clear referendum on President
Biden and his agenda, which have given Republicans plenty of ammunition to use
throughout the campaign season. Approval numbers and recent issue polls don’t
bode well for Biden and his party.
On top of all these genuine concerns for the Democrats, a
slew of “longshot” candidates have entered key races, drawing attention and
donations away from Democrats who stand a better chance of winning their
elections. Democrat strategists have their hands full with some unviable
candidates.
Up
and down the ballot, Democrats have long grumbled about candidates they deem to
be inconsequential attention suckers. They argue there’s limited value to
contenders who launch far-fetched bids that take away time, media focus and
money from other choices.
Democratic candidates are still raking in boatloads of
cash, and some seats are a shoo-in for the party no matter how much Biden drags
them down. Democrats also still hold a slim lead in the generic ballot. Still,
the Democrats are definitely aware of the steeper and steeper uphill climb they
face in the upcoming midterms.
Pollsters are also seeing how events and trends are
shaping the 2022 election season:
“President
Biden’s backslide on leadership, honesty and competence and the fact that he
has lost some ground on handling of the COVID pandemic has to be concerning to
Democrats,” Tim Malloy, a polling analyst at Quinnipiac University, told The
Hill.
Malloy
said that the Biden administration “has had a grueling few months” and that
things like surging gas prices and rising costs due to ongoing global supply
chain issues won’t help alleviate Democrats’ troubles, especially with the
holiday season drawing closer.
Inflation, the pandemic, the border chaos and Afghanistan
are helping the GOP to hop on the offensive, hitting Biden and both House and
Senate Democrats on their handling of recent crises. It’s not a shoo-in for the
Republicans, but it’s looking better as time goes on. And that’s causing the
Democrats to get worried.
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'Let's Go Brandon' Is the #1 Hip Hop Song in
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BY ATHENA THORNE | P J MEDIA
Loza
Alexander official music video for "Let's Go Brandon" [YouTube
screenshot]
Alternative rapper Loza Alexander’s surprise hit “Let’s
Go Brandon” has topped the iTunes hip hop chart at #1. The anti-establishment
banger currently sits at #2 overall, just behind power-ballad star Adele and
ahead of industry heavy-hitters Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Elton John, and Justin
Bieber. When you add up the mind-boggling amount of legacy media promotion
these stars are granted as a matter of course, Alexander’s achievement is all
the more impressive.
The expression “Let’s Go Brandon” was inadvertently created by NBC reporter Kelli Stavast as she was trying to interview NASCAR driver Brandon Brown. Brown had just won his race at the Talladega Superspeedway, and the crowd behind him was raucously performing the popular “F**k Joe Biden” chant. “You can hear the chants from the crowd,” said Stavast in an awkward attempt to wave away the elephant in the room, “Let’s Go Brandon!” The moment went viral, and “Let’s Go Brandon” is now the SFW version of the original chant.
The song has been boosted by some pretty high-profile
fans; Fox News wrote about it two days ago, and Donald J. Trump,
Jr. gave it a social media boost. The song sports the
prestigious yellow “Best Seller” flag on Amazon after hitting #1 in their Rap
& Hip Hop category, as well.
Alexander says he’s ready to release an extended
version of the song as soon as his fans push sales to #1 in all categories. And
who knows? It could happen!
