Opinion · 117th Congress
It was all about the independents, again
Only 1 percent of independent voters rated the economy as “excellent,” while 19 percent called it “good,” 41 percent said “not so good” and another 38 percent said “poor.”
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Joe Biden’s presidency is out of gas
In this case, head off to the Middle East, leaving behind a White House and Democratic Party in turmoil as he desperately seeks a solution to the country’s No. 1 problem: inflation.
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Defund the police’ still haunts Democrats
These views extend across party, ideology, age and region, making a concept like defunding the police totally out of tune with most voters who oppose it by a 3-to-1 margin.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Midterm voters have a way of reminding presidents what to focus on
In 2009, with the economy in dire straits, Obama kicked off his presidency with a nod to the No. 1 issue in the 2008 election, the economy, by passing a $792 billion stimulus bill in February 2009
Opinion · 117th Congress
New Democratic strategy: Repackage the BBB and expect a different result
And on the economy, which survey participants ranked as their overall No. 1 issue, it was 38 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden ignores voters’ No. 1 issue, just like Obama did
While health care was obviously a very important issue, Obama chose not to make the No. 1 issue, creating jobs, the Democrats’ No. 1 issue.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Time for Biden to get out of the Build Back Better bubble
An Oct. 1-4 Quinnipiac poll put his overall job approval rating among registered voters at 40 percent approve to 53 percent disapprove, and his approval among all adults was only 38 percent.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Election Day 2022 will be Independents’ Day
In 2020, that margin was reduced to a 1-point advantage. Second, in terms of ideology, self-defined conservatives outnumbered liberals by 9 points in 2016.
Opinion · 117th Congress
My uphill battle not to worry about our democracy
[jwp-video n=”1″] In December, 126 House Republicans, including leaders Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise, joined a federal lawsuit attempting to overturn Biden’s victory in four pivotal states
Opinion · 117th Congress
The baboons are ready to disrupt Congress
He sacrificed the No. 3 House GOP leader to maintain fealty to the No. 1 man in the party who has the power to make or break him.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Independents will decide when Biden’s honeymoon is over
[jwp-video n=”1″] Still hopeful So Wednesday’s address to Congress has a lot riding on it, but Biden can take some comfort that, at this stage of a presidency, people are still willing to listen
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s progressive agenda doubles down on past policy failures
According to a recent Winning the Issues survey, by a 2-to-1 margin (51 percent to 24 percent), voters said keeping the 2017 tax cuts in place would help in the economic recovery from COVID-19 as opposed
Opinion · 117th Congress
Reformers say HR 1 will fortify our democracy.
This promise will soon be put to the test when Congress considers HR 1, the For the People Act of 2021.
Opinion · 117th Congress
‘Rebate rule’ is wrong path to reducing prescription drug costs
The Government Accountability Office, in a 2019 report, reported that PBMs passed 99.6 percent — all but less than one-half of 1 percent — of rebates to Part D plan sponsors.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The risks of a fragile majority
Democrats are pushing bills, HR 1 and S 1, that are antithetical to free and fair elections, not to mention First Amendment rights.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Note to Joe Biden: Unity is more than just words
[jwp-video n=”1″] Base first So far, his support for unity has been more rhetorical than substantive.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Nancy Pelosi may be many things. But ‘crazy’ isn’t one of them
[jwp-video n=”1″] Well before Trump was ever elected, Doug Heye worked as communications director for the Republican National Committee during Pelosi’s first term as speaker and later as an
Opinion · 116th Congress
The crucial privacy debate happening in the shadows of the coronavirus
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Opinion · 116th Congress
Has a pandemic changed America or revealed its heart?
[jwp-video n=”1″] There was little sympathy for health care workers or those standing at fast-moving lines at the meat processing plants that have become virus hot spots.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Is there any amount Congress can’t spend to save us?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says cities and states will need more help soon, and even $1 trillion might not cover the cost.