Republicans are high on their prospects of re-occupying both chambers of Congress in the coming intervening periods, thanks to the abundant campaign they believe the Democrats and Biden’s government have given them in recent weeks.
Conservatives have pointed to the rise of migrants on the southern border; problems getting children back to school for personal learning in the midst of the pandemic; massive spending by the White House and the Democratic-controlled Congress; the inclusion of progressive priorities in the Infrastructure and Economic Enlightenment Bills; and recently a push among some Democrats to expand the Supreme Court as actions that will provide campaigners for Republicans in the coming months.
Some GOP legislators are happy with their prospects, although the middle issues in 2022 are still 19 months over.
“It’s going to be like 2010, 2012, 2014 where we’re picking up seats because of Obama’s agenda,” Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Head of the Republican Senate’s campaign, said on Friday in Hugh Hewitt’s radio program.
‘Now, what I’m talking about every day is that we want open borders? No. Do we want to close our schools? No. Do we want men to play in women’s sports? No. Do we want to shut down the Keystone pipeline? No. Do we want voter ID? Yes, ”he continues. “And the Democrats are on the opposite side of all these issues, and I’ll make sure every American knows about them.”
The ruling party traditionally loses seats during the midterm elections, which put the Democrats on the defensive at a time when they are already protecting razor-sharp majorities in both chambers of Congress. The Senate is split 50-50 with Democrats for re-election in Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire and elsewhere, while Republicans will only have to pick up a handful of seats from the House to take the majority.
Since Democrats are already based on the ropes based on history, Republicans feel they have a complete complement to issues to attack the other party, including policy issues and cultural issues that will motivate their voters and potential voters.
The border situation was a favorite talking point for conservatives, with lawmakers and former President Trump
Donald TrumpDC goes to the dogs – Major and Champ, that is to say Biden on refugee shell: ‘We could not do two things at once’ Taylor Greene defends ‘America First’ attempt, and pushes critics back MORE blamed for the return of the Biden administration of harsh immigration policies for the massive influx of migrants.
Heritage Action, a conservative advocacy group, voted late last month in 15 congressional swath districts and 19 suburban swings provinces that a majority of respondents agreed that Biden’s reversal of Trump’s policies was to blame for the burgeoning crisis. and that they were less likely to vote for. Democrats because of the increase in migrants at the border.
The White House said on Friday that it would not increase the refugee cap from 15,000 this year, although Biden promised to do so. The turnaround drew widespread criticism from Democrats, and it was a signal that the government views an increase in migration, even if it is those fleeing persecution, as a thorny political issue.
Some IDP staff members see this as an opening.
“Immigration and the loss of control over the border are the top Achilles’ heel for the Democrats,” said Dan Eberhart, a GOP fundraiser.
Eberhart also noted that Biden’s proposed infrastructure package includes a number of articles that are the most popular, including progressive Democrats, which Republicans say fall outside the scope of traditional infrastructure, such as financing for the use of electric vehicles, investments aimed at explore solutions to climate change and money. for long-term care workers. A follow-up proposal later this month is expected to focus on additional progressive priorities, such as community college funding and family care.
“This and the amount of money the Democrats are churning into accounts under the banner of economic stimulus, which is a thinly veiled wage for their progressive coalition,” Eberhart said.
Republicans have been rapidly making political hay out of other Democratic proposals over the past few weeks.
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would increase the Supreme Court from nine seats to 13, which they say will balance the court from its current 6-3 majority.
But the issue could play into the hands of conservatives, who during previous elections have named the Supreme Court as one of their most motivating factors during the vote.
The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative advocacy group, immediately launched a $ 1 million advertising campaign to hit Biden over his commission to study the issue of court expansion.
Meanwhile, the Rep. Rashida Tlaib
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The White House and even some progressives, like Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie SandersWorld succeeds 3 million deaths in coronavirus Sirota: Biden has not lived up to the promise of the campaign to combat union-breaking tactics. (I-Vt.), Tried to distance themselves from Tlaib’s comments, and moderate Democrats were incensed after the 2020 election when they were labeled with calls to “disregard the police”, hurting in the main swallow districts.
GOP strategists and activists also argued that the Democrats may be exaggerating in their attacks on state-level laws, which Biden and others compared to ‘Jim Crow on steroids’.
“I think these issues resonate with all Americans, and in places where the Democrats have a very thin majority, these issues could cost them their seats,” said Jenny Beth Martin, a co-founder of the conservative group Tea Party Patriots. .
The White House, noting that Democrats may not control Congress after 2022, was aggressive in rolling out ambitious proposals and messages to gain public support. This initially paid off, as public polls show that Biden is getting overall high marks and his first legislation is very popular with the public.
A poll by Pew Research released on Friday found that Biden’s approval rating is 59 percent as he approaches his 100th day in office.
A poll by Quinnipiac University, released Thursday, showed Biden gaining strengths over the economy, climate change and taxes, and its proposal from the U.S. Jobs Plan to invest $ 2.3 billion dollars in infrastructure such as roads, bridges , broadband and climate-friendly industries, were also above water. Support for the plan has risen to 53 percent if paid for by an increase in the corporate tax rate, which Biden proposed.
Republicans have also struggled to drop the popularity of the U.S. bailout plan, an economic relief package that passed earlier this year without a single IDP vote. A Gallup poll at the end of March found that 63 percent approved the bill, which provided direct payments to most Americans, and aid for vaccine distribution, among others.
The poll reflects the uphill battle Republicans are facing to win over moderate voters, who so far seem happy with Biden’s approach to the post. But the president’s underwater assessments of immigration, for example, show that there are conservative vulnerabilities to exploit.
The outside groups that are willing to spend money on ads that are on the Biden agenda will not run a shortfall in the months leading up to the medium term. Former Trump officials, such as Mike Pence
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The Republican base may be concerned about its own infighting, as Trump weighs support for primary challengers to GOP lawmakers who criticize him and controversial figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor GreeneRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s going to meet with Trump in QAnon’s shutters ‘soon’, after identifying reports on Republican development, GO IN GA-14 MORE (R-Ga.) Overshadows the party’s messages with her often controversial and sometimes racist comments.
Martin pushed back concerns about a broken Republican party as leftovers.
“I think we all understand that the threat is currently the result of the takeover of the government of every sector in our lives if the Biden-Harris vision is introduced,” Martin said. “And we focus on that and on the actions they take and how it will affect us more than just looking at people who are with us most of the time.”