Democrats Reorient Midterm Pitch Around Ukraine

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Democrats Reorient Midterm Pitch Around Ukraine

March 12, 2022 at 3:17 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 35 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/12/democrats-reorient-midterm-pitch-around-ukraine/

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“President Biden and his party have moved in recent days to reorient their election-year pitch to voters around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — seeking to shift blame for struggles to tame rising prices onto Vladimir Putin and promoting the White House strategy to punish the Kremlin as a muscular response to a geopolitical threat,” the Washington Post reports.

“Democrats said they hope the message, which they honed in political meetings over the past week, will help address some of their biggest liabilities ahead of the November midterm elections. Chief among them are Biden’s low approval ratings and a widespread perception that Democrats are at fault for a sharp increase in inflation.”

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[Mr.Bill]

1. The inflation started way before

Russia invaded Ukraine. It started shortly after the Covid virus appeared, while Trump was president. It is going to get worse, and that is Putin's doing.

[regnaD kciN]

2. Smart move...

…since recent polls show about 3/4 of Americans view Ukraine as the “good guy” and Russia as the “enemy,” it’s time to hang Pootie around the GQP’s neck.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. The inflation will be robust, it's been 19 years of low interest rates, from Greenspan to Bernanke

Greenspan's "extraordinary, extraordinary, extraordinary" 2 percent rates, to QE 1-2-3 from Bernanke, and then more from Powell. They all created bubbles, and bubbles eventually burst. Bursting the stock market bubble maybe what saves us from inflation.

[applegrove]

4. Tight money policy by raising interest rates.

Called a tight money policy and the rich hate it because it is the one time they have to slow the economy and their stock markets and hedge funds.