But things could always be worse — and they would be if Biden listened to his left-wing critics. Moving middle-of-the-road voters from the Republicans to the Democrats was crucial to Democratic victories in both 2018 and 2020. But the left wing of the party has a tendency to assume it speaks for all Democratic voters. Writing for CNN.com, Jill Filipovic says that Biden is putting congressional Democrats at risk by proposing a “timid moderate” budget. A lot of Democratic voters feel differently.

Source: CNN April 07, 2022 07:01 UTC