Democrats efforts to get the Biden agenda voted on and in….
Pelosi and Schumer are telling their members they need to secure an agreement on the social spending bill by the end of this week. The House could even vote by the end of the month.
“We’re getting there. The gaps are closing. The vibe in our caucus is different. Folks are being more clear-eyed about: ‘We’ve got to get this done,’” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who is close to Biden. “There’s a lot of reasons why these next 10 days are critical. To chip shot this into December is really, really problematic.”
Democrats are also getting more specific, with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) tossing a carbon tax and a green utilities program overboard while insisting on means testing much of the bill. Biden also told progressives Tuesday that an expanded boost to the child tax credit could be made shorter and that free community college could be jettisoned.
Biden’s price tag for the bill at the moment is around $2 trillion and he wants to lock down an agreement before heading overseas at the end of this month for climate talks, according to Democrats familiar with Tuesday’s discussions.
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) said he left Biden’s meeting with progressives thinking “the president is committed to getting this done as soon as possible. And I was kind of surprised by that.” …
This from a Republican @ Roll Call on a new Gallup poll…..
A Gallup poll from March found two-thirds of respondents saying they were “concerned about global warming,” with 43 percent “a great deal” worried and 22 percent “a fair amount.” Other research has shown that Americans increasingly believe government must take more steps to address the global climate problem.
But to judge the saliency of climate change as a political issue, we should put its importance to voters in context, and most data indicates that climate change, while a major issue, isn’t the top priority of most people.
An Oct. 13-14 Ipsos poll asked people about “the most important problem facing the U.S. today?” Twenty-one percent said the economy, unemployment and jobs. Next came public health at 13 percent, immigration at 9 percent and climate change at 8 percent.
An Oct. 15-18 Quinnipiac poll came up with similar results: Eighteen percent said the economy was the most urgent issue facing the country, 16 percent said COVID-19, 15 percent immigration, 9 percent health care and 8 percent climate….
I will repeat…
If inflation remains high as it is now?
It doesn’t matter what else Democrats “ get done”
They’re gonna lose.
Inflation is an issue people see every time they go shopping.It smacks the right in the face.Its what ended Carter’s presidency.
I don’t think it’s as simple as that any longer Jack, but the fundamentals of the economy are very strong and an improved supply chain will mitigate inflation that is running at 5% at the moment. Of course you know, like with gas prices, there is little the President can do about overall inflation.
But speaking of gas prices they are the same they were in 2008 and have moved me to order a new all electric Volvo X40. My higher electric bill will be blamed on inflation I guess, but no more $70 trips to the pump, and the hybrid will be replaced when we feel comfortable with the electric on long trips. But I digress.
At the moment we have the lowest unemployment rate in over a decade, we have reversed the job losses of the Trump debacle, and employees are negotiating for higher wages. The tax revenue coming in, a real tangible indicator of economic growth, is higher than it’s ever been and will improve when we get that new bank policy in place.
I think a lot of formula politics has gone out the window don’t you? Just like special elections in places like Georgia are tough for Democrats to win. That isn’t true anymore.
I also think our host went completely negative when Biden kept his word and triggered a messy but completely successful withdrawal from a 20 year mistake. It must have triggered his pro-gun macho inner Republican. So tough for someone afraid to get vaccinated.
Last night’s exchange with SE was ridiculous and very hard to read from a lecturing standpoint. It appears he has simply given up on Biden.
Well, it’s easy to simply call something a disaster and then not offer an alternative like our friend Corey often did. But you would think that after all these years James would have picked up some understanding of how government works. He clearly hasn’t and appears to be regressing.
Morning Keith….
I agree things are NOT simple….
I’ve been saying that for a while….
Inflation IS an issue right now….
Glad u went electric….
But only 2% of American vehicles are with u….
Gas prices have risen to $3.50 a gallon around my way….
Higher gas/oil prices translate to higher consumer prices….
I have solar panels on my roof which have drastically driven down my need for electricity from the electric company….
Jack’s Right!
The ECONOMY IS the bellwether issue for President Biden….
And as we ALL know?
President’s can crow for the good times….
And get blamed for the bad times….
That said….
I agree with u Keith that there is little Biden can actually do to mitigate the situation….
He NEEDS the law makers OF HIS PARTY in the majority in Congress to stop dancing and pass as much of his agenda as they can compromise on….
And?
He needs to SELL his economic agenda to the public, something his own party leadership have been complaining about him and themselves….
The media and GOPer focus has been on cost, not benefit…
Have I been knocking Joe Biden?
Damn REAL….
He, like ALL of us, makes mistakes….
We learn from them
His ‘rushed’ Afghan move was a public relations disaster ….
I knocked the ‘rush’….
Not policy move….
In the end?
The Taliban actually helped the US in different ways….
My position on gun control remains as it has for the last ten years I’ve run this place….
Gun ownership in this country depends on where u reside….
In major metro cities having gun’s IS a problem that should be tightly controlled…
In rural area’s it is impossible to have the same standard….
In truth?
American has ALWAYS had a gun culture….
No amount complaining from ANYONE is gonna change this…
It just ‘is’….
Democrats who go strong on this risk losing votes from the gun special interest voters that they cannot afford, which is why Democrats for the most part leave this alone….
Last SE and I had a good conversation and I stand by my views…
My concept of government is fine…
It’s just different from urs….
BTW?
Back las year during the primaries…
I picked Joe Biden when some here where pushing for Sanders and Warren….
Joe Biden is now the President….
He needs to step forward with other things not just the virus, which is slowly subsiding ….
I agree with Keith more than Jack on this one. In 1979, the inflation rare was something like 11.5%. This year it will be about 3.5%.
The right wing airwaves are telling us that inflation is the latest crisis of the Biden administration. But the data just doesn’t confirm that – not at all.
ANOTHER piece that points to the ECONOMY….
NOT the pandemic (The principal cause) as Joe Biden’s and Democrats principal political problem
There is no political saying more trite — or more accurate — than James Carville’s famous aphorism from the 1992 campaign “It’s the economy, stupid.” Electoral success and economic performance are intrinsically tied together. The party in power is usually rewarded for a strong economy and punished for a weak one….
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The Biden White House is already working its tail off to find substantive solutions to the problem. The president recently addressed the bottlenecks at the ports that are delaying the delivery of goods and increasing demand and prices….
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None of this is easy and Democrats are facing huge headwinds from the economy and the media, but there are real opportunities to better reframe the economic debate and get back on the offense….
More…
From the Washington Post…
“Today’s voters appear to be most concerned about the ongoing global pandemic…”
Pollster Joel Benenson
We all know about James, an unvaccinated virus spreader,and his continuing efforts ( very Republican like I might add) to downplay the pandemic and it’s deleterious effects on the country and the Biden Administration.
Sure the economy is a problem.Ive been on that for awhile now, particularly the continuing inflation and the supply side issue.Indeed the pandemic is largely responsible for much of the economic issue.
Both of these are contributing to Bidens and the Democrats political problem.
It is frankly disgusting to read a virus spreader like James trying to shrug off the pandemic as a major political issue .
Indeed this article he quotes from concedes “…there is still a pandemic- related pall on the public mood.”
As Keith would say,“get vaccinated “ and quit with your feeble ,actually pitiful ,efforts to wish the pandemic away.
From the Washington Post ….
THE SAME Piece….
…In their survey of more than 2,600 likely voters, the pollsters asked respondents to cite their three most important issues. Democratic voters chose climate change, pandemic recovery and “raising taxes on the rich” as their most important issues, closely followed by “health insurance coverage/costs.”
And now Democrats in Washington are crafting a multitrillion-dollar agenda that focuses on expanding access to health care, battling climate change and providing better child care, all financed by taxing the wealthy.
But that menu does not quite match the interests of independent voters, who chose “economy/inflation/jobs” as their top concern, with “immigration and border security” close behind and then “covid-19 pandemic recovery.”
House Democrats have — so far — avoided a wave of retirements that could put their majority in peril
Biden’s push for the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to help fight the pandemic was very popular with independent voters. But that was signed into law in March, and most of its benefits will have expired by the time voters go to the polls next fall, causing consternation among Democrats trying to appeal to the suburban swing voters who powered the 40-seat gain that allowed them to reclaim the House majority in 2018.
“We’re not there, and we’re not going to get there if we don’t reach into the center,” Benenson said.
These voters also are keenly afraid of inflation and are concerned about whether massive federal spending — Congress approved more than $5 trillion of pandemic emergency spending from March 2020 to March 2021, with trillions more proposed by Biden for infrastructure and social programs — has fueled rising costs.
Republican candidates will note that 71 percent of independent voters agreed with this statement: “People will continue to pay more money on everyday expenses unless the government becomes more fiscally responsible.”…
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Jack?
All the pollsters mentioned in the piece POINT TO THE ECONOMY and Biden and the Democrats….
The pandemic IS subsiding….
The CDC and Fauci acknowledge this readily….
I STAND by My comments which are reinforced by the very piece u present here….
Joe Biden has the problem of the economy to deal with….
Benenson and Newhouse in this piece are screaming at Democrats to pass Biden’s economic package….
Frankly?
It IS disgusting to be pointing to something that IS NOT the primary issue for my parties lawmakers, or, MOST Americans… I would like my party to REMAIN in the majority….And deal with the REAL most important things that touch EVERY American…Everyday
The Hill…
Biden’s fraught efforts to get his legislative agenda through Congress have dominated the conversation in political circles recently. Yet, even if his large social spending bill passes, it will be some time before its benefits are felt in voters’ daily lives.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 picture is brightening in the here and now.
Daily infections are currently running at around 75,000 per day. That’s roughly a 25 percent reduction in the past two weeks, and a halving of infections from the most recent peak, hit just last month.
The war is far from over. COVID-19 is still claiming the lives of about 1,500 Americans each day. But that, too, is a significant reduction from September’s figures.
An Economist/YouGov poll conducted Oct. 16-19 indicated that 42 percent of adults believe “the worst part of the pandemic is behind us” while only 17 percent believe it is “going to get worse.”
Interestingly, Republican voters are much more optimistic on that score than Democrats, with 60 percent of GOP voters believing the worst was over, compared to 32 percent of Democrats….
More…
The Hill…
Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Sunday that she was “encouraged” by dropping COVID-19 cases across the country but warned “we can’t be complacent.”…
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So I think the numbers actually speak for themselves. You’re absolutely right cases are down they’re down more than 50 percent from where they were in September, but we can’t get complacent yet,” Walensky said….
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Your misunderstanding as to what I am saying only reveals how dumb you really are.
I hate to say that but there is simply no other explanation.
Anyone who doesn’t understand the inter connectedness of the current economic problems to the pandemic is just that…
Dumb.
And the fact that the delta variant is receding as an excuse not to get vaccinated shows what a selfish bastard you really are.This isn’t “fun” you virus spreading jackass.Snd to think one of our own posters is likely in an immunocompromised state right now and reads your goofy circumlocutions as to why you are remaining unvaccinated (very Republican of you too) makes you even more disgusting.
Jack?
Can u stay on topic?
Once u are caught on something u seem to resort to foolish personal insults
So childish…..
You Deserve every insult I’ve aimed at you.
Indeed I’m probably being too easy on you.
And your obfuscation about not being “on topic.”Thats awellknown tactic of yours when you have no answer..
He has no answer for his irresponsible behavior. Are you afraid of a needle James?
You’re a coward who refuses to defend himself.
I agree Jack, there are not enough excuses in the world to justify not being vaccinated.
You are part of a public health problem James. You are endangering your fellow citizens.