If President Biden does not shift from his left-wing party and its demands, Democrats will face a “devastatingly poor” midterm election cycle, according to a Fox News interview. Mark Penn stated that the Biden administration was seen as being too left and the Democratic Party as being too left. Penn said that he believes Democrats change their course here and move closer to the center.
Progressive activists and strategists began firing shots at moderates immediately after Youngkin’s win and declared that they would continue to push left-wing policies up until the 2022 elections. Penn believes that the New Jersey and Virginia races are a sign for things to come if Biden doesn’t distance himself from their policies.
Penn stated that even though there were signs over the past few months that the left was gaining too much influence in Democratic Party, Penn believes the Biden administration has maintained its course and not changed anything. Biden’s push for infrastructure and social spending programs to the finish line saw intraparty fighting reach a fever pitch.
The infrastructure package was passed with the support of more than a dozen House Republicans. However, Biden’s social-spending package is in much greater danger. Biden’s leadership is trying to balance the act of making progressives happy while keeping moderates from being excluded from the legislation.
Both West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat) and Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Silena (Democratic) have also hindered the progressive agenda. Penn stated that Clinton needed to be pushed more towards the center by a midterm vote and that he doesn’t believe Biden will make the change unless the voters send a strong message next election.
Penn stated that when he worked alongside President Clinton, it took ’94 congressional election to serve as a wake up call. President Clinton moved from -kind of – working for the left to working with center,” Penn said.
Penn stated that he doesn’t think we’re going to see that from President Biden right away. He said that they may- like Clinton – take strong messages in the midterms to make that happen.”
