Mark Penn's advice for Democrats
Joe Biden's administration is pushing the wrong policies. What's worse, according to Penn's op-ed, is that most of Biden's nominees to key government positions are hostile, especially with regards to energy policy.
Penn highlighted 5 categories where he criticized Biden's policies. Penn cited energy, immigration, crime, education and foreign policy, in that order, as policies that Biden needs to change his position on.
Penn started with energy, saying "When Biden entered office, gasoline prices were low. But now they are at a national average of more than four dollars per gallon, and far higher in some states and locales. Inflation is the number one issue driving the president’s numbers lower, yet the administration’s response has been to blame big business, accuse oil companies of profiteering, and to propose taxing the rich. Meanwhile, the president canceled the Keystone Pipeline, stopped issuing new federal oil and gas licenses, and made personnel appointments who are hostile to the energy industry. The president needs to re-balance his administration’s policy to broaden the horizon for new energy sources while fostering American energy independence."
Biden constantly touts the monthly jobs reports as proof that his policies are working. The people reject that because, to them, they're just statistics. Inflation, though, is a monthly major worry. Each month, there's a significant number of families that have to wonder which bill to not pay. Families have to wonder if they'll be able to save money for retirement or sending their kids to college. These aren't statistics. They're gut-wrenching decisions.
Crime is also surging in major cities as progressive district attorneys and loosened bail laws are blamed for putting criminals back on the street. Not since the 1990s has crime been a national issue—and Democrats offering more gun laws won’t be enough to win over voters on this issue. The "defund the police" movement has cratered as crime in big cities has surged. The public wants judges to have clear authority to put violent offenders behind bars, and wants expanded police funding. Senator Biden was all in on stopping surging crime rates in the 90s as he worked with President Bill Clinton to pass the crime bill, put 100,000 new cops on the beat, and banned cop-killer bullets. Today, he could craft a bipartisan anti-crime bill that would also require tough police standards.I'll slightly disagree with Penn when he said the Biden "could craft a bipartisan anti-crime bill that would also require tough police standards." He could do that if he had a spine to stand up to AOC and Cori Bush. That's something he doesn't have.
Then there's this:
On top of these kitchen-table issues is education. Parents in the suburbs are demanding more control over the education of their children who largely got little to no education at home during the pandemic. Glenn Younkin’s win in Virginia was largely an indication of this parental revolt in the suburbs. If the Biden administration sides exclusively with teachers’ unions over parents, it will lose the single most important swing group it won over during the Trump administration.With the Wokesters celebrating their brow-beating of Disney into rejecting the 'Don't Say Gay Bill', Democrats think that they're winning this issue. Getting a handful of management types to agree with you is infinitely easier to do than getting thousands of moms and dads to vote for candidates who want to teach 5-year-olds about gender identities. A group of activists engaging with parents on issues like that might be lucky to make it out alive. Again, this isn't a game to them. Protectecting their children is their top priority. Mess with a mom's kids and Momma Grizz's claws come out pretty quickly. Check this out: If Democrats think they'll get a political advantage from the 'Don't Say Gay Bill', they aren't reading the room. That's a total loser for them, at least in swing districts. Finally, there's this:
Finally, on foreign policy, Biden is struggling with the war on Ukraine in the wake of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Biden had good ratings at first, but as the crisis worsened, his approval ratings declined to 35 percent in foreign policy. His Putin regime-change gaffe only reinforced concern most voters have about whether Biden is capable of governing. Biden should send the requested jet planes and advanced weaponry to Ukraine without delay—a loss in Ukraine would be a big loss for Biden.Biden's honeymoon ended when the Taliban killed 13 America servicemembers at the Kabul airport. Since then, Americans haven't trusted Biden on pretty much any issue. Inflation is spiking but Biden keeps blaming it on Putin or greedy corporations. I must've missed something in Econ class because I can't figure out how the war in Ukraine is causing the price of new and used cars to go up. For that matter, I can't figure out how Ukraine or greedy corporations have anything to do with rising rent prices.
Joe Biden and the Democrats have treated the American people like idiots. That's how political parties create wave elections.
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