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Why Biden’s base is in distress
Politico ^
| April 5th, 2022
| RYAN LIZZA and EUGENE DANIELS
Posted on 04/05/2022 8:11:55 AM PDT by shadowlands1960
Democrats are desperately trying to understand what’s roiling the electorate heading into a brutal midterm environment.
HIT Strategies has been conducting weekly focus groups to find out in real time how Americans are processing events in 2022. On Monday night we watched discussions with two different subgroups of partisan Democrats assembled by the firm: “Black Base, Always vote for Dems, Ages 25+” and “Youth Base; Always vote for Dems, Ages 25 – 39.”
There were significant differences within and between the two groups of nine voters. But there were some broad takeaways:
— A preoccupation with inflation and crime. — Exhaustion with pandemic restrictions. — Cynicism about politics. — Deep frustration that President JOE BIDEN and Democrats have failed to deliver on their early promises. — Sympathy for Ukraine mixed with a lack of enthusiasm for Biden spending too much time and money on the issue. — Ambiguity about how important Jan. 6 should be for Democrats in the midterms.
These sentiments are captured in recent polling: Biden’s decline in approval from Black voters and millennials has been well documented, as of course has the rise in importance of inflation, crime and pandemic fatigue.
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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: brainlessjoebiden; corrupticrats; crime; demagogicparty; eugenedaniels; inflation; politico; pollutico; presidentharris; ryanlizza; ukraine
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To: brownsfan
This is all very puzzling for Democrats. They have the media.I, too, was puzzled about why EVERTHING Biden touches goes wrong. Bad policy brings bad results, but this kind of failure is something new. I had to look beyond the political world and, instead, look into the spiritual world. I finally hit upon the two reasons I believe Biden has been such a spectacular failure.
1) He confesses to be a Catholic, yet he mocks the faith with his love of abortion and all things LGBTQ. Galatians 6:7 tells us, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life."
2) This is the one that has really set God's hand against Team Biden. The Left has always embraced immorality and deviant sexual practices, but now, for the first time, they are OPENLY and ACTIVELY laser-focused on bringing that agenda to children. God will protect little ones. In Matthew 18:6 Jesus said, "But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea." I believe we are watching the Democrat party sink to the depths of the sea.
I understand my version of why Biden is failing isn't for everyone, but it holds up Biblically (which is all I really care about).
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:16:25 AM PDT
by
Kharis13
To: paulcissa
"two groups of nine voters" Democrat voters at that! They're focusing on their base instead of the independents.
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:16:46 AM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: Kharis13
“I understand my version of why Biden is failing isn’t for everyone, but it holds up Biblically (which is all I really care about).”
You’re among friends. While I believe, I’m not sure that God takes such an immediate, active hand, however, I’m not sure He doesn’t!
I hope you’re right, especially with regard to children. I have been aghast with the mischaracterization of the Florida law, and with what “teachers” have been doing. If I had little ones and they were being subjected to that crap... there are no guarantees on what I’d do. I pray that these predators get exactly what they deserve.
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:24:55 AM PDT
by
brownsfan
(It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
To: COBOL2Java
It's not. When you are swimming in arrogance, Exactly. Our ruling class is nothing, if not arrogant.
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
"This could make people vote for Trump!" [sobs]>
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:41:46 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: COBOL2Java
If they are that stupid why do all their policies win?
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:41:56 AM PDT
by
Chickensoup
( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
To: Chickensoup
If they are that stupid why do all their policies win? Tells you a lot about the electorate, doesn't it?
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:45:15 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Fauci is a despicable little turd)
To: shadowlands1960
“FOX does similar all the time with Frank Luntz”
good ol’ Luntz the Putz ... the Karl Rove of “focus” groups ...
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:51:14 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
I have yet to hear one complaint from the largest Democratic constituency—the cemetery vote.
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:54:08 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
To: catnipman
Destroying the country was an “emergency”—they just had to risk spooking the herd.
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:56:31 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
To: shadowlands1960
He has NO base...he only has Dominion...!!
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posted on
04/05/2022 9:56:44 AM PDT
by
SMARTY
(Republics decline into democracies & democracies degenerate into despotisms. Aristotle)
To: COBOL2Java
then they are not stupid. They do what it takes to win.
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:01:06 AM PDT
by
Chickensoup
( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:01:55 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: shadowlands1960
Democrats are desperately trying to understand why the public isn’t embracing Marxism more force must be used until they conform.
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:06:09 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
( )
To: COBOL2Java
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:06:54 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
( )
To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
yep - the commies cheated absolutely “bigly!”
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:08:44 AM PDT
by
caprock
(from the flats of SE New Mexico)
To: shadowlands1960
Democrats use focus groups to fine tune their lies - gussy old lies into new more believable packages... I’m so thankful I’m NOT a democrat.
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:13:47 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignorinbg reality. Ayn Rand)
To: brownsfan
If they did, we would have a shortage of millstones.
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:14:41 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: brownsfan
Hello ‘’brownsfan’’.
While I agree with a lot of what you say I remember what Winston once said "The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter''. I hope and pray people come to their senses but never underestimate the American electorate's habit of just rolling over and going back to sleep.
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posted on
04/05/2022 10:15:43 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(America. Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
To: shadowlands1960
The only thing that would cause the left base to panic would be that they could no longer get away with cheating in elections.
This is why the Lamestream media is very worried about the Republican primaries this year, but are trying as hard as they can to bury what is going to turn out to be a tidal wave of RINO defeats, especially in state legislatures where the Steal was handed to the Dems via the cheat-by-mail-in ballots.
No more RINOs = No more stolen elections.
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