Six months out from the election that will conclude which party controls Congress, Democrats are facing an increasing nightmare condition that involves the war in Ukraine, high prices for food and gas, immigration problems at the Southern border, and the remains COVID pandemic.
They are worried they will lose control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in November.
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Michael Stratton, a Democratic strategist who has worked on campaigns in the competitive state of Colorado, said it was a “perfect storm” that Democrats are facing.
“Democrats need to, you know, wake up here, smell the coffee, and start to get ready,” he said.
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The White House has defended its economic record, praising high job numbers and increased wages. Still, Democrats fear that message is lost when Americans are being hit in the pocketbook at the grocery checkout counter and the gas pump.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the war in Ukraine made it hard for the administration to deliver its economic message, but she defended the job they were doing.
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“We understand some realities happening right now, including the fact that there is a war happening in Europe, and that is dominating the airwaves, which we understand and fully expect,” she told DailyMail.com at Wednesday’s press briefing.
“The President has actually done a number of events on the economy in recent days and weeks and will continue to,” she said. “And I don’t know that that’s a shift or requiring a shift; it’s just a recognition that being able to continue to speak to a domestic audience.”
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Biden has repeatedly praised the number of jobs added to the economy: 431,000 were added in March, and unemployment was at 3.6 percent.
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He and his Administration are also on a nationwide tour to tout the projects coming out of the infrastructure law. And the President has dispatched all his principals - the first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the second gentleman Doug Emhoff - to proclaim the benefits of the American Rescue Plan.
Voters don’t seem to be giving the President credit, though. Two new polls this week saw voters give Biden dire marks on his job performance - a 33% approval rating in a Quinnipiac poll and 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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