Opinion: Democrats let Biden down. McAuliffe -- and democracy -- paid the price.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Opinion: Democrats let Biden down. McAuliffe — and democracy — paid the price.

By Dana Milbank
Columnist
Yesterday at 12:47 a.m. EDT

Democrats: Wake up!

And for those who consider themselves lower-d democrats: This is your wake-up call, too.

Democrats in Congress had months to prove that they could legislate, to demonstrate that a government of the people, by the people and for the people could still function despite the creeping authoritarianism, the daily assaults on truth and the conspiracy-minded paranoia.

They let President Biden down. They let the country down. And on Tuesday night, Terry McAuliffe paid the price.

Virginia voters decided not to return him for a second nonconsecutive term as governor, instead electing Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin, who ran a Trump-inspired campaign of disinformation, conspiracy theories and race-baiting. It wasn’t terribly close. Republicans were leading the lieutenant governor and attorney general races, too, and were within sight of a majority in the House of Delegates.

[Opinion by Karen Tumulty | Virginia proves it: Democrats are slipping with the voters who gave them victory in 2020]

There’s no sugarcoating this loss for Democrats in a state Biden won by 10 percentage points a year ago. But if there’s anything positive in this defeat, it’s that Democrats are hearing this alarm with enough time to mend their ways. If they don’t, Tuesday’s loss will be as nothing compared to the shellacking Democrats will receive a year from now.

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Opinion by Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank is an opinion columnist for The Washington Post. He sketches the foolish, the fallacious and the felonious in politics. Twitter https://twitter.com/Milbank

[True Blue American]

1. I think someone

Got the message. After Biden saying,” They expect us to get things done Manchin will be on Scarborough and CNN in the next hour. Payapal will also be on Scarborough.

But Murphy won!

[Budi]

2. They should be on TV with an apology to Biden & every American who still waits, while they bullshi

What tf could either possibly have to offer on TV, that they haven't already said.
Beyond a apology & exit the cameras & go back to work, I cannot think of one thing left for them to say.

Biden shouldn't have had to say anything. They're selfish disply of performance art, back & forth delays, & personal quality time with the Media Cameras was nothing but intentional.

Meanwhile, American taxpayers who pay their over bloated salary & lifetime benes, still fking wait.


Why are they showing up on TV again?
GET THE F OFF TV & DO. YOUR. JOB.

[snowybirdie]

3. Hey Dana

Why no words on how the Republicans won't cooperate with the Democrats at all!