Party leaders seized on Tuesday’s election as fresh evidence that they have a powerful message -- even as they wrestled with lingering political concerns about the president.
Democrats on Wednesday seized on a banner off-year election as fresh evidence that they have a powerful message heading into 2024, even as they wrestled with lingering concerns about President Biden’s unpopularity.The party took control of the state legislature in battleground Virginia, held the governorship in deep-red Kentucky and got affirmation that.
To the Biden campaign and many allies, Tuesday’s results were a vindication of their 2024 strategy, and a sign that people should stop panicking about polling that has Biden trailing Trump in swing states. But Democrats are still grappling with a disconnect between their repeated strong showings at the ballot box and Biden’s low approval ratings — which have led plenty of Democratic candidates to conclude they need to separate themselves from their party leader’s brand.
Analyzing their losses, some Republicans were blunt about the need to recalibrate. Republicans have had repeated letdowns in elections since Trump’s rise, and voter backlash over“For pro lifers, last night was a gut punch. No sugar coating it,” Sen. J.D. Vance said in a lengthyon X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, outlining why he thought Republicans got “creamed” on Ohio’s Issue 1, the ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.
Sen. Thom Tillis said Republican leaders in some states are being pushed into supporting policies on abortion that they know most of the electorate doesn’t want.Biden himself often focuses on economic issues — nearly every week holding an event touting “Bidenomics” — and he rarely mentions abortion.
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