With Biden’s midterm election quickly approaching, cracks are starting to show in the Democrat’s hold on the legislature across the country.
Republican’s completed an election sweep in Virginia as they won the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. A Republican hadn’t won the governor’s race in Virginia since 2009. With these victories, Republicans hold the majority in the House of Delegates, and Democrats are beginning to worry about their standing heading into the 2022 and 2024 election cycle. With Biden still having yet to sign off on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, voters are becoming impatient. Constituents from across party lines are not satisfied with the lack of progress. President Biden has seen a major decline in approval rating over the last few months among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents alike.
One major issue within the Democratic party is the contrast between senators like Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders. These senators, although both part of the Democratic party, couldn’t be more different. Bernie Sanders pride’s himself on pushing America toward a more leftist vision while Manchin is still very much a swing vote. This conflict reared its head in recent weeks as Democrats attempted to pass the infrastructure bill and had to make several concessions to satisfy Senators like Manchin and Sinema.
The Bidan administration remains hopeful that both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the social spending package will both be passed in the near future and thus bring back Biden’s approval rating to a more workable number for Democrats. Democrats know that in order to keep the majority in the House and Senate they must be willing to spend money regardless of the deficit.
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