Democrats say President Biden needs to stop calling some Republicans “rational” as he did last month, and instead call out the GOP for holding up key policy issues including gun control.
They say Biden’s views on the goodwill of Republicans are antiquated and that it ultimately undermines their party’s strategy in an election year.
“Biden and Democratic leadership have a fundamentally different mentality about how to win,” said Democratic strategist Christy Setzer. “They think it’s about appealing to the “middle” and showing that we’re reasonable and can play nicely even with intemperate people
“Maybe that’s how you win in a fair fight on the merits, but we haven’t had that game for a long, long time,” Setzer added. “Now, they need to show how insane the GOP is as compared to the majority of Americans who want, for example, ‘responsible gun ownership,’ who want to outright ban AR-15s. We’re the only rational ones left.”
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