Biden Adviser’s Remarks About MAGA Republicans Are a Sign of Desperation

The jury is out on one thing regarding the 2022 midterms: the Democrats cannot count on any more good news to buoy their political hopes come November. Charlie Cook hurled cold water on the recent surge in enthusiasm from Democrats that maybe they could survive the storm amid high inflation, an economy in recession, and a president with atrocious approvals. The Cook Political Report did note that abortion has energized the party base and that the August spending bill provided something of a win. But legislative accomplishments, which this administration doesn’t have many, are in the “rear view,” and the hordes of voters energized by the Dobbs decision already live in deep-blue bastions. The net gains could be indiscernible if the economy continues to struggle. If the consumer price index report that torched $1.5 trillion last week is any indication, the economy will continue to remain in a torpid state, and inflation has not gone away.

With no legislative accomplishments to lean on—all you can do is blame the other party and declare them enemies of the state, which Biden has already done. Senior White House Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms trotted out that narrative again Sunday on MSNBC to warn us about MAGA Republicans’ plan to destroy the country. Those who aren’t mentally degraded by liberalism read this as ‘if you don’t support us, you’re plotting the end of America.’ The infantilism that’s become ingrained and a hallmark characteristic of the white woke college kids who dominated the Democratic Party base is nothing short of staggering: