The coming rout of Democrats

 The Hill:

Three recent developments indicate that Democrats’ already shaky political prospects are deteriorating further, and suggest that the party could be on track to experience a historic rout — worse than 1994 or 2010 — in the midterm elections.

First, the president’s approval rating — which has historically been a harbinger of his party’s midterm performance — hit a new low this week: just one-third (35 percent) of registered voters approve of President Biden’s overall performance, while a majority (56 percent) disapprove, according to Quinnipiac polling.

Importantly, Democrats have lost ground with two key segments of their 2020 coalition — independents and Hispanics — as only one-quarter of adults in each group approve of President Biden, while majorities disapprove.

Republicans also have an advantage in terms of preference for party control of Congress. Nearly one-half (46 percent) of registered voters prefer Republican control, while 41 percent prefer Democratic control. GOP control is also preferred by independents (40 percent-38 percent) and Hispanics (41 percent-38 percent).

To be sure, Democrats’ declining ratings can be attributed in large part to widespread economic pessimism, which is on par with 2009 levels by most assessments.

Relatedly, the second development that bodes poorly for Democrats in November is the release of fresh economic data: inflation has hit a 41-year high of 8.6 percent annually, the average price for a gallon of gas is $5, and the stock market is tanking. Now, many economists are warning of an impending recession.

Of course, the stock market is not the economy and, notwithstanding inflationary pressures, the American economy is in fact strong in many respects, which Biden has repeatedly tried to underscore to the public.

But despite the administration’s best efforts to highlight positive macroeconomic trends — such as increased wages and historically low unemployment — everyday Americans, who are witnessing significant market declines and struggling with rising costs, are not convinced.

Indeed, Biden’s approval rating on his handling of the economy reached the lowest level of his presidency this week: only 28 percent of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the economy, including just one-fifth of independents (21 percent) and Hispanics (20 percent).
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Biden has made the mistake of past Democrats elected with Democrat majorities thinking that he had a mandate for liberalism.  Both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama wound up getting shellacking in their first midterm and Biden looks like he will set a new record in a shellacking. Biden actually won a closer than expected election and the Democrats actually lost seats in House.  Trump was hampered in his first term by bogus allegations from the Democrats and the leftist media.  He actually overcame the Democrats' politics of fraud to produce prosperity for Americans 

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