Republicans are up to par with their prospects of reclaiming both houses of Congress in the coming interim periods, thanks to the abundant campaign fodder they believe Democrats and the Biden administration have delivered to them in recent weeks. .
Conservatives noted the increase in migrants on the southern border; difficulties in getting children back to school to learn in person in the midst of the pandemic; massive spending by the White House and the Democratic-controlled Congress; the inclusion of progressive priorities in infrastructure and economic relief bills; and, more recently, a push among some Democrats to expand the Supreme Court as actions that will offer campaign fodder for Republicans in the coming months.
Some legislators in the Democratic Republic of the World are enthusiastic about their prospects, although the 2022 deadlines are still 19 months away.
“It will be like 2010, 2012 and 2014, where we will collect seats because of Obama’s agenda,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Head of the Republican Senate campaign arm, said Friday. radio program by Hugh Hewitt.
“Now what I talk about every day is that we want open borders? No. Do we want to close our schools? No. Do we want men to play women’s sports? No. Do we want to close the Keystone pipe? No. Do we want voter identification? Yes, ”he continued. “And Democrats are on the opposite side of all these issues, and I’ll make sure all Americans know that.”
The ruling party traditionally loses seats during the midterm elections, which puts Democrats’ advocates at a time when they are already protecting majorities up to both houses of Congress. The Senate is split between 50 and 50, with Democrats running for re-election in Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire and elsewhere, while Republicans would have to collect just a handful of House seats to get a majority.
With Democrats already on the ropes based on history, Republicans believe they have a full complement of issues to attack the other party, including political issues and cultural issues that will motivate their voters and potential voters.
The border situation has been a favorite point of conversation for conservatives, both legislators and former President Trump
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Heritage Action, a conservative advocacy group, conducted polls late last month in 15 congressional swing districts and 19 suburban swing counties that found that most respondents agreed that Biden’s reversal of policies of Trump was to blame for the growing crisis and they were less likely to vote Democrats because of the increase in migrants at the border.
The White House said Friday it would not raise the 15,000 refugee limit this year despite Biden pledging to do so. The investment provoked widespread criticism from Democrats and served as a signal that the administration sees an increase in migration, even when they are fleeing persecution, as a thorny political issue.
Some GOP agents see it as an opening.
“Immigration and the loss of border control are the first Achilles heel for Democrats,” said Dan Eberhart, a GOP fundraiser.
Eberhart also noted that the infrastructure package proposed by Biden includes a number of more popular elements among the more progressive Democrats that Republicans argue are outside the realm of traditional infrastructure, such as funding to boost use of electric vehicles, investments aimed at researching solutions against climate change and money. for long-term care workers. A follow-up proposal by the end of this month is expected to focus on additional progressive priorities, such as funding for the community university and family care.
“That and the amount of money Democrats are taking into account under the banner of economic stimulus which is a low-level payroll for their progressive coalition,” Eberhart said.
Republicans have rushed to make political hay with other Democratic proposals in recent weeks.
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation that would extend the Supreme Court from nine seats to 13, a move they argued would balance the current majority majority of 6 to 3.
But the issue could pass into the hands of conservatives, who in previous elections cited the Supreme Court as one of their most motivating factors when it comes to voting.
The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative advocacy group, quickly launched a $ 1 million advertising campaign, which affected Biden for 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, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders
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GOP strategists and activists also argued that Democrats could be overcoming their attacks on statewide voting laws, which Biden and others have compared to “Jim Crow on steroids.”
“I think these issues resonate with all Americans, and in places where Democrats have a very narrow majority, these kinds of issues could cost them seats,” said Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the conservative Tea Party Patriots group.
The White House, aware that Democrats may not control Congress beyond 2022, has been aggressive in deploying ambitious proposals and sending them messages to gain public support. Initially, it has borne fruit, as public polls show that Biden earns high scores overall and that his early legislations are popularly overwhelming among the public.
A Pew Research poll released Friday found that Biden’s approval rating is 59 percent as it approaches the 100-day term, bolstered by majority approval with its vaccine distribution management.
A University of Quinnipiac poll released Thursday showed Biden was making strong marks in the economy, climate change and taxes, and its proposal for the U.S. Employment Plan to invest $ 2.3 trillion in infrastructure such as now roads, bridges, broadband and climate-friendly industries were also above water. Support for the plan will increase to 53 percent if paid through an increase in the corporate tax rate, which Biden has proposed.
Republicans have also struggled to put a damper on the popularity of the American Rescue Plan, an economic relief package that passed without a single Republican Party vote earlier this year. A Gallup poll in late March found that 63% passed the bill, which provided direct payments to most Americans and aid for vaccine distribution, among other items.
Polls reflect the tough rise Republicans face in winning moderate voters, who so far seem happy with Biden’s approach to the workplace. But the president’s underwater assessments of immigration, for example, show that there are some vulnerabilities that conservatives can exploit.
There will be no shortage of external groups ready to spend money on ads targeted at Biden’s agenda during the months leading up to the medium term. Former Trump officials, such as Mike Pence
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There are some concerns about the possibility of the Republican base being harassed by its own struggles, as Trump values the support of the main challengers to Republican Party lawmakers who criticize him and controversial figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Martin dismissed concerns about a fractured Republican party as overwhelmed.
“I think we all understand that the threat now comes from the government’s acquisition potential of all sectors of our lives if Biden-Harris’ vision is enacted, ”Martin said. “And we focus on that, on the actions they’re taking and how it would affect us more than looking at the people who are with us most of the time.”