Panic Attack At DCCC, DNC?
Monday, July 19th, 2010I’ve written more than a few times that the signs are there that should panic Democratic strategists and that those strategists are drinking Maalox by the bottle, including here, here and here. Finally, the Agenda Media can’t ignore this storyline anymore. Here’s Time’s coverage of the Democrats’ impending doom:
Robert Gibbs’ now-famous acknowledgement on Meet the Press on July 11 that Republicans were in a position to win back control of the House sparked a notable outbreak of hostility between the White House and congressional Democrats for two reasons. First, it forced Pelosi & Co. to recognize that the first part of their plan is failing. Public and private polling suggests that anxiety over the lack of jobs and anger over the big-spending ways of the Administration will trump the merits of the stimulus spending, health care reform and the financial regulation bill in voters’ minds. Neither the economy nor voters’ perceptions are likely to be turned around by Election Day. Congressional Democrats were aware of this hard reality before Gibbs opened his mouth, but having him say it out loud was apparently too much for those on the Hill to bear. (more…)