A recent study shows nearly two-thirds of Americans see the Democratic Party as “out of touch”
The result was catastrophic for the party in the 2010 midterm elections, with the rise of the Tea Party and
Democrats received in Congress. Ultimately, it was that disillusionment and blowback which paved the way for Donald Trump’s ascent in 2016.After defeating Trump in 2020, Democrats strutted into office on the back of a host of populist promises, among them to tax the wealthy, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and lower prescription drug prices.
At the beginning of Biden’s presidency, there was some evidence that Democrats had learned the lessons from a decade ago. The American Rescue plan was much bolder than Obama’s lackluster stimulus plan. But, as evidenced by the gutting of what was billed to be Biden’s New Deal-style ‘Build Back Better Act’ , coupled with growing public disenchantment around the Democrats handling of the economy, are developments that don’t bode well for the midterm elections in 2022.
“Upon his victory, Biden promised an ambitious recovery and reform program, but has since largely read from the standard Beltway playbook while presiding over an all too predictable climb down from the various policies inserted into the Democratic platform to cajole the Left,”
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