The Democratic Party is keeping the memory of Jan. 6, 2021, from fading in a bid to cast Republicans as foes of good governance who would rather sow political chaos than deliver for voters.
President Joe Biden marked the second anniversary of the Capitol ransacking Friday with a White House ceremony recognizing law enforcement who defended the Capitol from rioters seeking to overturn the 2020 election, as well as election workers who resisted pressure from former President Donald Trump and GOP allies to manipulate the outcome.
On Jan. 6, 2021, the majority of House Republicans then in office voted against certifying Biden’s Electoral College victory and paving the way for his inauguration. They voted that way even after the riot was quelled and the certification process continued. Two years later, a relatively small faction of Trump-aligned Republicans still insists the former president’s unfounded claims about the 2020 election are true.
Biden’s decision to award the Presidential Citizens Medal to law enforcement and election workers affected by the aftermath of the 2020 election suggests he plans to continue to use the issue to put the GOP on the defensive as 2024 and a possible White House reelection campaign approaches. Judging by DelBene’s comments and the statements issued by congressional Democrats, that appears to be a strategy being adopted by the Democratic Party writ large.
The first midterm elections under the 46th president was predicted to be a Republican wave. Many political observers, Democrats among them, questioned the wisdom of Biden’s decision to give so much attention to Jan. 6 rather than place more emphasis in speeches close to Election Day on kitchen table issues such as inflation and crime. But on Nov. 8, Democrats increased their Senate majority and stemmed their losses in the House.
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