Democrats have an albatross named Biden

Maybe we should start calling him President Al B. Tross because Democrats now realize Biden is dangling from their necks, holding them down. They would love to cut him loose ahead of this year's congressional elections.

The New York Times was polite about it, headlining its report, "Frustrated Democrats Call for ‘Reset’ Ahead of Midterm Elections."

But the story contradicts that. Democrats are not frustrated. They are frightened. And they are not searching for a reset button. They are asking themselves, my lord, what have we done?

NYT reported, "Democrats already anticipated a difficult midterm climate, given that the party in power historically loses seats during a president’s first term. But the party’s struggle to act on its biggest legislative priorities has rattled lawmakers and strategists, who fear their candidates will be left combating the perception that Democrats failed to deliver on President Biden’s central campaign promise of rebooting a broken Washington."

By perception, NYT means reality.

Fail in various conjugations (failed, failing, failure) appeared seven times in the story.

Reset appeared once. Democrat Cheri Bustos said, "We really kind of need to reset at this point. I hope we focus on what we can get done and then focus like crazy on selling it."

Bustos's reset is to leave Congress. She is one of 26 Democrats who won't seek re-election this year. That is the most in 26 years. In 1996, 29 Democrats did not seek another term.

What Democrats fear, however, is a tsunami like 2010 when they lost 63 seats in the House and 7 in the Senate (including a special election) as the public said no to Obamacare.

But Obama had a mandate. His election 2 years earlier gave Democrats majorities of 257-178 in the House and 59-41 in the Senate. 

Biden has no mandate. Democrats lost 13 House seats in a rarity for a new president's party, cutting their lead to 222-213. The Senate is divided 50-50.

But Democrat voters believe they have a mandate. Schumer and Pelosi cannot deliver the major changes they promised. To divert attention from their failure, Schumer tried to shift the blame to filibustering. The media banged that drum for weeks and except for the Twitterverse, no one cared.

Bernie told NYT, "Millions of Americans have become very demoralized — they’re asking, what do the Democrats stand for? Clearly, the current strategy is failing and we need a major course correction."

Millions want socialism.

But the majority does not.

In a flat-out editorial today (as opposed to stories presented as news), the New York Post reported, "Lefties and much of the media are hating on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for standing up for the filibuster and so thwarting the latest bid to impose progressives’ desires on the country.

"Will they ever admit that the real problem is that most Americans don’t remotely want what they’re selling?"

Of course not.

Bradley Beychok, president of American Bridge 21st Century, told NYT, "We need to get into the business of promotion and selling and out of the business of moaning and groaning."

But you cannot sell shit as Shinola because the market is limited to people who announce their pronouns upon meeting you.

Even NYT finally admitted it, noting in the penultimate paragraph of the story, "Others say that as president, Mr. Biden has fallen out of step with many voters by focusing on issues like climate change and voting rights. While crucial for the country, those topics aren’t topping the list of concerns for many voters still trying to navigate the uncertainties of a pandemic stretching into a third year."

That's a stunning admission from NYT, whose pronouns are liar, liars, and statistics.