Democrats Should Listen to Bernie Sanders and Fight the GOP on the Economy
Bernie Sanders’ recent op-ed warning Democrats to answer GOP attacks on the economy—and not rely solely on the abortion issue to rally voters—strikes at the heart of the dilemma Democrats face in the closing weeks before the midterms.
An internal strategy memo tells Democrats not to talk about the record number of jobs President Joe Biden has created (10 million in two years) because voters already know unemployment is low. Voters are, instead, worried about inflation—which Democrats don’t want to talk about.
The polls put inflation and the economy at the top of voter concerns, with abortion moving further down the list. Pro-choice advocates thought there would be more horror stories about women trying to access reproductive healthcare in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe, and while there have been some terrible, high-profile cases—these stories haven’t moved the needle to the point that abortion is the issue this election, rather than just one of many.