Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is frustrated that members of her own party are perceiving things as getting worse.
The day after a lone gunman attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, Axios reported House Democratic leaders have privately acknowledged that President Joe Biden will lose reelection, and Democrats must shift their election priorities accordingly.
“They were having a really bad day politically, and then this supernova thing happened.”
“We are all prepared for President Trump to be re-elected,” a top House Democrat told the paper.
The candid admission rattled Ocasio-Cortez, with the New York Democrat accusing her unnamed leader of adopting “a certain type of leadership.” [that] “He is of virtually no use to the American people,” he said, and called for his retirement.
“If you’re a ‘Democrat leader’ who feels this way, you should absolutely retire and make way for real leaders who refuse to bow to fascism,” she responded. “This kind of leadership is of no practical use to the American people. It should go.”
The House Democratic leaders’ comments come as the assassination attempt has changed the political discourse around the election, which was primarily focused on growing calls among Democrats for Biden to step down as the party’s presidential nominee.
But as the Axios article suggests, the political calculations have shifted after Saturday’s shocking events.
surely, According to NBC News:Democrats’ effort to persuade Biden to step down has “stalled.”
“They were having a really bad day politically, and then this supernova happened. Now it’s frozen,” one career Democratic strategist told NBC News about his party. “For anyone who makes the case for ‘how do you tell an old man it’s time to go,’ it’s really hard to have that conversation in public. This event is blocking out the sun right now.”
Another Democratic consultant He told NBC News The party should realize that it will be difficult to slow President Trump’s political momentum and refocus its efforts on House and Senate elections.
“The presidential election ended last night,” said a Democratic consultant, “and now it’s time to focus on holding the Senate and taking the House. … The only positive thing that came out of last night’s election for Democrats is that we no longer have to debate Joe Biden’s age.”
Yet another Democratic official explained the party’s predicament in simpler terms.
“We’re in total trouble,” the person told NBC News.
Meanwhile, pollster Nate Silver said: Check on Monday The view shared by the top House Democrat with Axios is, at least privately, a “common” view within the Democratic Party.
“This quote is no exception,” he says. explanation“There’s been a lot of reporting that a lot of Democrats, including probably majorities in the House and the Senate, think Biden is likely to lose, but because they’re self-interested and risk-averse, they’re not doing anything about it.”
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