Reason would lead you to believe that after the Democratic Party got shellacked last November, party leaders would have come together and concluded they have become too out of touch with the American people, they were no longer seen as the party of the American worker, and if there were any chance of a comeback in the way of electoral victory, they needed to rethink their strategy.
But then, you’d assume there was still some reason left in today’s Democratic Party. Not so.
Today’s Democrats are – there’s no other word for it – wacky.
From embracing an illegal alien MS-13 gang member who engaged in human trafficking, domestic violence, and murdering and raping an innocent American mother, to fighting for men to be recognized as women (have you seen what’s going on in Maine?), to travelling across the country on private jets to “fight the oligarchy,” to cheering on and taking advice from far-left liberal activists who are committed to unseating their own incumbents, the Democrats have truly lost their way.
And there is no sign that they will return to normalcy anytime soon, if ever.
New polling shows that socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now more favorable to Democrats than Chuck Schumer, reflecting the larger trend that Democrats believe the party is not progressive enough. (Is that even possible?)
That explains why you’re seeing Democrat U.S. elected officials take the side of illegals over American citizens, like Rep. Jahana Hayes, who said she regretted supporting the Laken Riley Act, which requires illegals who commit crimes to be detained. Or Vincente Gonzalez, who flip-flopped on his initial support for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a common-sense bill that prevents non-U.S. citizens from voting in our elections.
What has really gotten the American people scratching their heads is Democrats flying to El Salvador to push for the return of an MS-13 gang member who murdered an innocent Maryland mother.
The number one issue last November was the economy, and that remains true today. Rather than present policies that offer an alternative to President Trump and Republicans’ agenda to bring back American jobs and get the economy growing again (which seems to be working, albeit slowly), Democrats are spending time in El Salvador.
There is simply no good argument that will convince the average American citizen why members of Congress who are elected to represent Americans are using their time to defend an illegal immigrant who is a member of a now-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Where we will see this play out is in the midterms.
Groups like the National Republican Congressional Committee are capitalizing on the moment, offering to pay for House Democrats’ plane tickets to El Salvador, so long as they promise to film their trip. The ads make themselves. (How many will use this video from Democrat Rep. Maxine Dexter?)
Democrats are betting their political future on a strategy that only works for the most leftist wing of their party. Will they ever return to normal?
As of today, the outlook is not so good.
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