Saying the GOP embraces “semi-fascism” and “political violence,” President Biden and the White House signal they will not rely solely on touting his accomplishments.
It all amounted to a clear sign that Biden and the Democrats will not rely solely on touting his legislation and other accomplishments, as some Democrats feared he would do, but will directly accuse Republicans of fascism and violence in an attempt to raise the stakes of the midterms to the survival of democracy itself.Advertisement
She said that in numerous focus groups, even those who voted for Biden had questioned whether he had the vigor to advance priorities that they cared about. “They have thought they weren’t seeing the strong fighter, the person they elected, and they attributed it to age and to weakness,” she said. “I hope we can anticipate more of this. People have been craving it.
Biden has previously been willing to criticize Republicans, and his 2020 presidential campaign was largely about defeating Trump, who he argued was a unique threat to American values. But as president, he has often avoided taking on his GOP adversaries directly or personally. “You look at the definition of fascism and you think about what they’re doing in attacking our democracy, what they’re doing and taking away our freedoms, wanting to take away our rights, our voting rights ― I mean, that is what that is,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “It is very clear.”Biden himself, asked Friday what he had meant by “semi-fascism,” smiled broadly. “You know what I mean,” he said.
“Policy debates in the senate floor are one thing, but policy debates become political debates in November every two years, and that is his time to shine,” said Scott Mulhauser, a longtime Democratic consultant who served as Biden’s deputy chief of staff during the 2012 Obama-Biden campaign. “There is no one who loves throwing and landing a haymaker more than he does for a cause he believes in.”And if Biden may at times court Republicans, there are other moments when he goes on the attack.
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