The Democrats' Message For The Midterms
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🗓️ 6 June 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
High inflation, record gas prices, and low poll numbers for the president are a drag on their chances of success.
But some of the ground is shifting.
The debates around gun safety and abortion will likely motivate the party faithful as many Republicans remain fixated on the last election.
We look at the opportunities that exist for the Democrats ahead of the midterms.
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| 0:30.2 | This is Jesse from Durham, North Carolina. |
| 0:32.4 | Joyce, I'm calling from Tucson, Arizona. |
| 0:34.7 | This is Penina. |
| 0:35.7 | I'm calling from Chicago, Illinois. |
| 0:37.6 | Democrat need to start being for some radical changes to this country. |
| 0:42.1 | Let me read this. |
| 0:43.4 | It's wrong to see her for economic growth since 1984. |
| 0:46.4 | Unemployment is 3.6 percent. |
| 0:48.4 | I think that a lot of people are delusional about how they thought that this presidency was |
| 0:54.0 | going to go. |
| 0:55.0 | If Democrats continue to hold this middle ground party line, then we're not going to go |
| 1:01.2 | anywhere and they're not going to bring out voters. |
| 1:03.5 | And now I hear all of these Democrats and liberals saying it should be better. |
| 1:07.4 | It should be better. |
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