Uncle Joe believes: Behind the scenes, Democrats clearly now think they can win

[marmar]

Uncle Joe believes: Behind the scenes, Democrats clearly now think they can win
A puzzling White House event this week sent a clear signal under the surface: Democratic confidence is soaring

By BRIAN KAREM
Columnist
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 9:03AM


(Salon) The gathering on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday was billed as a celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act — a bill President Biden signed a month ago.

On the very day of the event, ironically enough, the latest economic numbers make clear that inflation is still with us. Never mind: Biden plunged into the event with gusto. Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Harris spoke before Levette Jacobs, an IBEW apprentice from Boston, took the stage and introduced the president.

It was a mixed-bag event with a variety of messages. Perhaps because of the news that morning, the warm-up acts celebrated organized labor, the president's accomplishments on infrastructure and his purported bipartisan appeal, and also addressed continuing problems with climate change and the continuing domestic threats against democracy.

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Then a very energetic Joe Biden took the stage. He spoke for nearly 30 minutes in the heat, after taking off his jacket, and then spent another 30 minutes shaking hands and meeting with supporters in the typically hot and humid D.C. weather. While his detractors say he's lost a step, the only step he actually lost on stage was when he stepped on his own suit jacket and apologized for that — noting that it was a good thing his mother wasn't around to give him grief for it. None of this will be acknowledged by Biden's political opponents, of course, who continue to purposely cast his lifelong problem with stuttering as evidence of dementia. Nor will they acknowledge that he can handle himself for an hour with a throng of people on a sticky day, with a dexterity and humor that should make most of them jealous.

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But it is Joe Biden who perhaps best understands the tone-deaf quality of the GOP and people like Graham. Though the press has preempted his speeches, never takes them live, downplays the daily briefings and otherwise gives him short shrift on many occasions, he perseveres — often getting ahead of the press and even his own communications staff (which is not hard to do). ................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/09/15/uncle-joe-believes-behind-the-scenes-democrats-clearly-now-think-they-can-win/

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Chuck Schumer Apparently Thinks Otherwise

But DU only cares when party leadership thinks positive thoughts.

[Mister Ed]

2. I can think of at least one DU'er who only cares for negativity. n/t

[TheRealNorth]

5. Given the last 8 years...

I can hardly blame them.

[marmar]

3. Huh?

[SoCalDavidS]

6. He Is Rumored

To recently have said privately, that Democrats are likely to lose the House.