With his approval ratings at an all-time low.... ...and before what's setting up to be a midterm bloodbath, progressive Democrats don't want any part of the blame for President Biden's status as top Democrat non grata.
According to The Hill, progressives are "Pushing back at the idea that they are to blame at all for President Biden's dismal poll numbers, arguing the White House's problems have more to do with it moving away from a progressive agenda."
"Biden's popularity was high when he ran on a progressive agenda - and it dropped when he let corporate Democrats take the reins," said Varshini Prakash, executive director of climate PAC The Sunrise Movement.
Progressives argue Biden is playing into GOP hands by not fully embracing progressive priorities.
They see the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law by Biden last fall as a lost opportunity that cut into their leverage for pressuring Manchin and Sinema on the Build Back Better legislation - which is also their top priority.
Moderates have long argued that progressive Democrats are pulling Biden too far to the left, harming the party.
According to Democratic operative Eddie Vale, the far-left isn't to blame for Biden's polling - as they're the ones who ultimately bent the knee on Biden's infrastructure bill.
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Progressive Dems Distance Themselves As Biden Turns Radioactive
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