Sorry Democrats, Your Problem Isn’t Messaging
The voters know the difference between specious talking points and effective policies.
by David Catron
February 20, 2022, 11:12 PM
As the midterms loom, panicky House Democrats are painfully aware that the political portents do not favor them. They have been consistently behind on the generic congressional ballot, and their fate will be profoundly influenced by President Biden’s abysmal job approval numbers. Consequently, they badly need competent guidance from their leadership. They aren’t getting it. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is instead telling its members that their policies are not the problem. According to a recent Politico report, the DCCC insists that the source of their woes is GOP “culture war attacks” and the solution is better messaging.
DCCC chair Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is encouraging House Democrats to forcefully rebut Republican charges that they support defunding the police, open borders, critical race theory, and unnecessarily draconian COVID-19 mitigation measures. This will be a tough sell for Democrats, considering that many openly advocate these radical positions and very few have denounced them. Most voters remember those inconvenient facts, however, including Rep. Maloney’s constituents. He represents New York’s 18th congressional district and is one of the 70 incumbents the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) is targeting for defeat in the midterm elections. The Washington Times reports:
Rep. Sean Maloney, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has his hands full in his quest for a sixth term, according to a poll from his Republican rival that shows the incumbent is in a dogfight. The survey found Republican New York State Assemblyman Colin Schmitt and Mr. Maloney locked in a neck-and-neck race with 38% siding with the Republican and 37% siding with the Democrat.… Another possible bad omen for Mr. Maloney is the survey found voters, by a 39% to 28% margin, were more interested in electing someone new than reelecting Maloney.
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