AMAC Exclusive by: Shane Harris
It looks as if Democrats just now realized there’s an election next year. After months of repeated appeals from pollsters, consultants, and former officials, Congressional Democrats finally appear to be hearing the warnings that their party and their message is not resonating with voters. But with the party still firmly in the grip of radical progressive politicians and donors, Democrats may have already sealed their fate for 2022.
According to a new poll commissioned by the party’s own campaign arm, the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee, Democrats are trailing Republicans by 6 points on a generic ballot among likely voters in swing districts. Those results, particularly on the economy, which 55% of respondents said they did not trust Democrats to handle, have rightly alarmed Congressional Democrats. One Democratic member was quoted as saying that the numbers looked “pretty dismal,” while Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said bluntly “we’re not breaking through.”
But for many Democrats who bill themselves as moderates, the results of the poll are hardly surprising. In fact, they confirm what a number of longtime Democratic commentators have been saying for months about the perils of the ever-increasing leftward tilt of the Democratic Party.
Liberal pollster Stan Greenberg, for example, warned in May that data showed “Democrats are at risk of repeating 2020 if they do not prioritize defusing and neutralizing” Republican messaging on issues like crime, immigration, and the culture war. Greenberg also noted that GOP voters remained largely unified behind President Trump and that “Republicans are following the political theater much more closely than are Democrats.”
Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher and a frequent outspoken critic of Republicans and President Trump, didn’t mince words when characterizing Democrats’ image issues following the 2020 election: “Democrats are the party of every hypersensitive social justice warrior woke bullshit story in the news.” Maher also hit Democrats for being weak on crime, saying that people voted for Trump “because your side [Democrats] thinks silence is violence and looting is not.”
Even David Shor, a self-described socialist and whiz kid pollster on the left, recognized the unsustainability of Democrats’ progressive messaging, saying that their “current electoral coalition is not consistent with wielding legislative power.” As AMAC Newsline reported earlier this year, Shor also warned that if Democrats don’t radically transform democracy with anti-democratic initiatives like H.R. 1, they “will almost certainly lose control of the federal government and not be in a position to pass laws again potentially for a decade.”
A rare moment of self-reflection also took place within the Democratic House caucus last November, with Majority Whip Jim Clyburn warning that Democrats are “not going to win” if they run on socialist policies again. Freshman Democrat Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania further urged his party to moderate, saying that policies like defunding the police “aren’t just unpopular, they’re completely unrealistic.”
Even before their disastrous House campaign in 2020, some voices within the party expressed concern about growing Democrat radicalism in a number of policy areas. During the 2020 Democratic primary, liberal journalist Albert Hunt advised Democrat primary voters to “KO Sanders” in order to “avoid November catastrophe.” Among other issues, Hunt cited Sanders’ proposals to “end private health insurance, impose big taxes, [and] ban all fracking,” as well as “his empathy for some left-wing dictators [and] changing positions on gun control and immigration” as a sure bet to sink Democrats’ chances in the general election.
Democratic primary voters apparently agreed with Hunt’s analysis, handing the nomination to Joe Biden instead. But, incredibly, soon after defeating Sanders precisely because he was a progressive, Biden released a “Biden-Sanders Progressive Unity Platform,” a clear sign of just how radical his administration would, and has, become – and how far supposedly “moderate” candidates like Biden feel they need to go to appease progressives.
Many Democrats have also privately expressed fears that the party indeed appears to be held hostage by a radical group of ultra-left members of Congress and their allies in the media who increasingly drive public policy. Evidence of this alliance was on full display just this past week, when Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), a member of the so-called “Squad,” slept on the steps of the Capitol for three nights to “protest” the end of the eviction moratorium, which her party had wisely planned on allowing to expire. Instead, the media rallied around Bush, lionizing her cause and, amid outcry from a small but vocal minority, Biden defied the Supreme Court and extended the moratorium. So much for moderation.
Ultimately, anything can happen on Election Day next year. While paths for Democrats to keep their majorities may be slim, they are not nonexistent. If Republicans do retake Congress, it will likely be through continuing to highlight the radical direction of the Democratic Party and by targeting Democrats’ actual governing record, forcing them to defend their policies that have thus far been anything but moderate and have failed the country and its people.
This poll is only relevant if election integrity is fully restored across the country. Otherwise, if we head into 2022 with a same wide-spread use of mail-in ballots with little to no voter ID being employed, the outcome won’t be as certain as you’re leading the readers to expect.
Also never discount the RINO contingent that seems ready, willing and able to “walk across the aisle” and support Democrat legislation, that is either wasteful or helps promote the socialist agenda at the drop of a hat. There is a big difference between Republicans willing to actually adhere to constitutionally conservative principles and those that just have an (R) after their name and are willing to sell the country out every chance they get.
Hooray Bravo
I’m sure communism is unpopular in the countries that are governed by it, but with the militia on the side of the powers that be, what choice do the people have. We’re near the point of voting won’t matter.
The Democrats are not worried with what the public thinks or wants. The democrats own the corrupt voting system and will just stuff the ballot boxes again. They are in control and are showing that they have no respect for rule of law. So, do not expect a fair and just election in 2022.
But, this is just my opinion.
Voting still matters!!!!! never give up or hide. The truth will set us all free.
If moderate dems are so concerned about their party’s radical and communist agenda, why do they vote along with them? Most likely they lack in courage as do the Republican congressmen.
I agree with you.
H.R.1 is still on the table. Democrats want power. It governs them 24/7/365. They will try to ram this bill through, even if they have to pass it to find out what’s in it. Right, Pelosi?
Lets quit telling them they are going to hell in a hand basket, most of them are not smart enough to read. The total destruction of America is so in trenched in their thought process they don’t care, they just hope it will be so bad that , it will be almost impossible to recover from the damage they are doing.
God Save America
I will continue to lack confidence in the integrity of our elections. Until mandatory voter ID is implemented, Dems will pack the ballot boxes with fraudulent votes.
At the rate the Progressively Communist Democrats are destroying the country, I’m not sure that even if the Republicans do win the Presidency, that unless it’s Donald Trump, that only HE can save this country from the ruins of Communism! … May God Save the USA!
Let them keep digging the hole. We will come and tamp down all the dirt!
People are waking up. The Democrats are treasonists. They are discarding the Constitution and the Rule of Law. I do NOT plan on having America become a Socialist/Communist country because SOME want control of the world. The voting machines are a worry. I want no more fraudulent elections. The Pandemic was engineered for just this purpose. Do We The People want to take away all that we have achieved? NO. Get involved. And Thank God for the $500 Trillion lawsuit against the Federal Government to RESTORE our Constitution and Rule of Law. God Bless America.
The bottom line: Only Anti-Americans or the most ignorant can possibly vote for a Democrat because the Democratic Party has evolved to the anti-American Party today.
Let’s call it like it is. The Democratic Party are just plain communists. Our parent’s and grandparent’s generations did not fight Nazis so our country could turn communist!
And it will all mean nothing if more GOP win, but DO nothing to stop the America-murder.
Education is the problem. To many radicals in that field teaching those policies to our Kids and they are buying it. One of the reasons is a College Liberal education with massive debt and jobs that pay 30000 a year to start in those stupid majors one being social justice. Social work, etc. They just wan to keep the people under control.
Go get a Trade the pay is better and no debt when your done with your 3 yr apprenticeship. Electricians, plumbers, carpenters are where its at now big money in the trades.
I do not believe the polls, and please let us not be lulled into a sense of complacency so that we drop the ball in 2022!
We need to keep fighting the insanity, now more than ever.
Did these Democrat politicians really believe that encouraging the tearing down of an entire cultures past and calling them “the enemy” would become their golden path to victory at election time? They may win over the small number of mindless youth here in this country. (that do not vote) but they are going to lose far more votes (of the actual Dem. voters) midterms aren’t a huge turn out in comparison to presidential elections. But as Hillary would say, “ at this point what does it matter”
they have learned how to steal elections…
They are NOT democrats. The communists have killed the democratic party – it no longer exists! I refuse to use the phrase “democratic party” again! It is a long past archaic party!
YOU ARE A LEFTIST/PROGRESSIVE NOT NECESSARILY A LIBERAL OR DEMOCRAT. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN MY OPINION. ACCORDING TO SOME FOLKS OF KNOWLEDGE THERE ARE EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE LIBERAL TENDENCIES. NOT LEFTIST/PROGRESSIVE! HOWEVER NOT MANY LIBERALS HAVE REPUBLICAN TENDENCIES. I DO NOT WANT TO GET INTO POLLS. AS A WISE MAN ONCE SAID”SHOW ME YOUR STATISTICS AND I WILL SHOW YOU MINE.”
THE FAR LEFT HAS TO BE SUBDUED. CONSERVATIVES HAVE TO FIGHT STRONGLY TO SURVIVE. STOP THE HOT AIR AND START SOME ACTION. AVANTE! MAGA/KAG
TORA! TORA! TORA!
We need to make sure that these lying HATERS don’t get away with using a change in language to hide their subversive ACTIONS. Expose their voting records!!
I find it amazing to see the brutish face of Corey Bush on frequent display in the news. She is simply put – absolutely horrid. What is it about hate-filled persons such as she (yes, she) can bring to the table to advance common sense issues? We need the police. At present I am on constant personal parole when I go out to be sure that I am in a safe place, if such a place exists anymore. Random shootings have become commonplace. There is no safe place and if pockets of safety remain Corey Bush will be sure to root them out. I feel like a walking target simply venturing from my home. I do most, if not all, of my shopping online. I attend church as often as I can praying that I have someone watching over me as I walk from my car to the church. Turning it over to my God is all that I can do to preserve my sanity and some degree of hopefulness. Each day brings more despair. I knew a Biden presidency would be a disaster but never, ever did I expect it to be as bad as it is. He is a walking, talking puppet who has no thoughts that are his own if he even can own a thought.
Patriots, Be advised the 2022 elections will be as corrupt as 2020. The only solution is mass protests and marches by true Americans to put the fear of civil war in the bastard Socialist Democrats and Rinos. We need political leadership NOW to stop these thugs. Trump, Desantis and Abbot can’t do it all without mass support.
God Bless America and Damn the Socialists.
Hmmm, I guess no matter how much free stuff you give dimrats, it’s just not enough. This election should be fun!
Federal Agencies such as the NIH granted millions of tax dollars to the University of Pittsburg for live organ harvesting from babies by inducing labor on full term pregnant women with viable babies up to 42 weeks down to 6 weeks then removing organs from these babies collecting for the schools tissue bank now doesnt this remind you of another country yes China who America is in this business with so it’s no wonder twisted pelosi and the dirty dems wont stop barbaric abortions! Do an online search to read much more about this very sad disturbing story its Judicial Watch that has been on this horror story big time this is unbelievable but something I have suspected for a very long time…Dear Lord please give those mothers the strength to say no before giving up their own flesh and blood to be brutally painfully forced into a long slow torture ????????
Why should anyone bother to vote anymore? Voter fraud and ballot stuffing doesn’t seem to bother anyone. Finding fraud 12 months after an election is useless. The Democrats have it figured out. Lying and cheating is a winning course of action. And, with the exception of just a few, Republicans are inept and incapable of doing anything.
Unless SOMRTHING is done about the crooks who count the votes, mail-in cheating, and use of the crooked algorythm voting machines of Dominion ( a Canadian outfit ), you tell me what the change will be.
It doesn’t matter. Polls, votes (voters), campaigning. None of it is needed anymore. The democrats own the system. They can make the numbers come out any way they please. Winners and losers are chosen before the match even starts. It’s like the TV wrestling matches.
Need to discount anything these socialist/marxists say. They are the scum of the earth and only look to maintain their regime and keep themselves in power. Never trust them on all accounts.
As much as we would like to see. I doubt they are tanking.
I cannot think of anything under Biden Administration that is making America better. Biden policies are actually hurting America & will make us a weak country in the future. All electric cars by 2030 is not realistic for average American & is Socialist idea. Is the chip shortage real or just fabricated so that automakers cannot sell cars this year.
Biden is pleading on TV this week to please get vaccinated —- and then he is completely ignoring the migration across the Southern Border that is testing positive & moving around USA. Vaccinate a couple more people & let a thousand not vaccinated come across border does not compute to a good ending
IF they are “tanking” then they should just plain QUIT! …RESIGN! …Move to a Communist Nation! Even slash their own wrists! … I will furnish the razor blades… rusty ones!
Watch how quickly the chameleons change direction in order to stay in office & in their cushy job. They will begin to make excuses for previous statements including, I never said that, or I was mis-quoted. These international money grabbing bums, and many of their self serving foes on the other side of the isle, need to be thrown out of office and some put in jail for treason.
No can do this much damage in such a short period of time accidently. It is on purpose. The southern border is not just letting in Latinos it is letting in people from around the world that can’t get in any other way. In particular young men between 16 and 35. Then they are being sent to different cities around the US. What for? To me it looks like an army … and not a good one.
It’s TOTALLY irrelevant what polls say. The deep-state has a firm grip on SELECTION.
Remember what Carlin said decades ago, which numerous elections have proven: Leaders are NOT elected, they are selected.
So I guess this means the Dems will have to double-down on their cheating at the polls the next cycle.
Deb Dingel, ‘We’re not breaking through’, her name says it all. That’s right dingbat, you can make fake ballots, but the ballots can’t make up the polls! Thanks RNC, for bringing us the United States of Socialism in the minority! Talk about idiots! DNC, RNC, you just can’t tell the difference.
Democrat politicians are irrelevant in my neck of the woods; they should be elsewhere, also…
Until the Rinos grow some, Biden already said it is not who votes but who counts the votes.
I certainly hope the Democrats loose both the House and Senate in 2022. If they hold on, either by hook or by crook, the Republic will spiral downward out of existence. We will be a modern day example of how bad policy and incompetent politicians can destroy an empire like the Romans did in 476 AD.
Maybe the DEMs will elect Cori Bush as their next president. She sure represents their party and the platform. lol !
the Democrats will fix the election so don’t get excited. I am in CA and went to renew my driver’s license. The prompt asked if I wanted to register to vote. I have been voting for the last 50 yrs as a Republican but I could not move on to the next question till I agree to register. What is going on?
I’m from New Jersey, and I have seen voter fraud in local, county and state elections mainly with the help of “found ” ballots after election day. The Republicans go to court and the Democrat judges allow the newly discovered ballots. After watching this on a grand scale in the 2020 election, I realize that the Republican Party is doomed to be loyal opposition to the Democrats and the Judiciary.of 2022
If you can believe the Republicans, they are all excited about 2022. Even Texas can’t get a law on voter ID, being held hostage by the Democrat boycott of their legislative session. Biden will announce that we have to have mail in ballots for everyone come the summer 2022, due to Covid variant 125. Be sure to wear your mask while coloring in the little boxes.
The Republican leadership and most of the party are like the French generals of WWI. They are living well and telling the troops in the trenches (us) that we are winning. Sorry, I’m deserting!
The reuslts of the next election are probably already known by those that engineer the cheating.
We really do need a new conservative party to emerge.
The GOP-Elites are simply progressives with an “R” next to their names.
Liz Chaney and Mitt Romney are pathetic examples of this sell-out blue nosed club.
Unless election fraud is stopped, all this discussion does not matter. Donald Trump is the rightful President now. Georgia senators should be both Republican. If we don’t have honest elections, then everyone should cheat. A president election that had one billion total votes for president would show what is really happeing.
I see a lot of people responding the same as 85% of the American people do
To me the Republican Party are talk but no action
Example:
Why do they allow the Southern Border to be overrun by people coming in illegal from countries from all over the world
They should impeach Biden and Harris
This is a National Security Disaster
And it keeps going
The Southern states Texas, Arizona are fighting on there own with no support
The Dems want no voter ID so these people can vote Democrate
The Dems impeached President Trump over a phone call with the President of Ukrain
I know 100% sure America will win from Biden en Harris on this not crisis but Disaster
The 20% of the Dems that are doing this are part of the Biden Harris criminal organization
It is time to take action and put these people behind bars
This was just 2 examples of many