The one thing Democrats agreed on after recent gatherings in Washington and Philadelphia was that they can’t agree on what the party’s message should be for voters this November.
” Democrats search for a midterm message at party gatherings,” read a CNN headline. ” House Democrats Push Biden to Build a Better Midterm Message,” read another from the New York Times. Even President Joe Biden acknowledged the party’s messaging problems. “The American people just trying to stay above water don’t understand this,” Biden said Friday at a House Democratic retreat. “You tell them about the American Rescue Plan, and they say, ‘What the hell are you talking about?'” “Build back better,” which was the favored message of the White House — and many congressional Democrats during Biden’s first year in office — has fallen out of favor, as the eponymous bill that was to include much of the President’s domestic agenda now appears moribund.
