In his latest column for Roll Call, The Winston Group’s David Winston argues that Republicans need to make a “solutions argument” – that their ideas have made progress and will eventually fix the economy – to the country.
A month out from the election, voters don’t see themselves having a good choice. They do remember the Biden years, but think Republicans have not yet solved the problem of the economy. By putting himself “on the ballot,” the president has given people a way to send him a message by voting against Republicans.
But Democrats have their own problem. The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America as a political force and the successes of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party in the primaries has added an unexpected element to the campaign environment. The country isn’t yearning for a socialist government despite its unhappiness with the economy. Moreover, many of the Democratic candidates in competitive races, especially for the Senate, are far more extreme than most voters.
That gives Republicans an opening — but hyperbolic attacks on Democrats as socialists or communists won’t be enough.
Read the full piece here.
