We interrupt Economy Month to bring you...Jan. 6
by Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent |
| June 06, 2022 10:21 AM
WE INTERRUPT ECONOMY MONTH TO BRING YOU...JAN. 6. Just a few days ago, we were told that June would be Economy Month, when the Biden White House wanted to "pivot" from whatever it has been doing to spend June communicating its "accomplishments on the economy." But now, on June 6, less than a full week into Economy Month, we find out that this is Jan. 6 Week. The House Democrats' committee to investigate the Capitol riot will have a prime-time hearing on Thursday night, and it's spending the first days of this week trying to build excitement about the findings.
Viewed together, the interruption of Economy Month by Jan. 6 Week is a picture of the Democrats' dilemma. Voters care a lot about the economy, and they don't think either President Joe Biden or his party is doing a good job handling economic matters. Democrats desperately need to turn that around if they are to have any chance, however small, of holding on to power in November's midterm elections.
On the other hand, voters don't care much about Jan. 6, but some Democrats believe the party can use the committee investigation to make them interested, all with the goal of damaging Republicans in the midterm elections. It will be an uphill climb. It's not that voters approve of the events of Jan. 6. They don't. It's just that many of them have moved on.
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