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United States News See other United States News Articles Title: Democrats Are Facing an Uphill Battle
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the nation
URL Source: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-midterms/
Published: Feb 8, 2022
Author: AÃda Chávez
Post Date: 2022-02-08 21:39:33 by tankumo
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Democrats are in retreat as they head into this election year. In a stark display of the partys lack of confidence in its prospects in Novembers midterms, 29 House Democrats have announced that they wont be running for reelection. Given the partys razor-thin majorities, Joe Bidens sinking popularity, and the fact that the party of the sitting president almost always suffers losses in midterm elections, it looks as though the Democrats are going to get eviscerated if they dont quickly change course. Some prominent lawmakers, like Senator Bernie Sanders, have publicly called for a change in strategy, saying that the Democratic Party has turned its back on the working class. But the Biden administration remains deeply in denial about its failures, which range from the death of the Democrats signature Build Back Better plan to their doomed year- long push for federal voting rights legislation. The pandemic, which Biden promised to managehis core campaign promise........ Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
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