Still, having come to power promising to restore affordability, the new crop of Democrats are soon to discover that there is not much they can do over the next couple of years to alleviate angry voters’ stress over pricey gas and groceries, exorbitant mortgages and unaffordable healthcare.
Democrats would do well to recall that the affordability strains that helped deliver them to power are not dissimilar to those that delivered the presidency to Trump two years ago. And they could again quickly become their enemy.
Just like Mitch told them to do for all of Obama’s terms. Someone did a meme a few days ago that isn’t meme level, it’s actual truth. Republicans are at home as the underdog - they don’t have to govern, they just have to make it hard for the other side to do anything, and then they just can recite “see, they can’t do anything!”
Well they definitely like dragging the Overton window to the fascist right every chance they get, so not JUST obstructionism.
I do wonder if the reverse is as plausible though… psychologically people tend to view the president as a god and congress as nothing. Hence the strategy worked amazingly in turning people against the democratic party in the obama era. I do wonder if it will work the other way around though.
One thing is for sure, at some point along with all the other problems needing addressing, Presidential power needs to be reined back big time. Congress should get the most attention, and not necessarily the most power, but more abilities to get things done with oversight from a President and Court who are actually doing their correct jobs.