Morning Jolt: Biden’s Sudden and Severe Collapse

On the menu today: a big, detailed examination of where Democrats are after New Hampshire. It's not a pretty picture.

Democrats Must Have Made a Wrong Turn at Albuquerque

Morning Jolt readers, you're a generally but not entirely right-of-center audience. But let's take a moment to step into the shoes of the average politically engaged Democrat. The kind of person who was shocked and horrified on Election Night 2016 and who has, since that night, been determined to make Donald Trump a one-term president. Think about what has happened, from the perspective of that person, in the past 14 months or so.

As the 2020 presidential election cycle dawned, the outlook was bright for these Democrats! Their party had just won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and won gubernatorial races in a bunch of key states: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, Maine. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation kicked into high gear and appeared to spell trouble for President Trump. Trump's approval rating remained underwater throughout his presidency. All Democrats had to do was find someone who would win 10,704 more votes in ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY February 12 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY February 12 2020 Biden's Sudden and Severe Collapse On the menu today: a big, detailed examination of where Democrats are after New Hampshire. It's not a pretty picture. Democrats Must Have Made a Wrong Turn at Albuquerque Morning Jolt readers, you're a generally but not entirely right-of-center audience. But let's take a moment to step into the shoes of the average politically engaged Democrat. The kind of person who was shocked and horrified on Election Night 2016 and who has, since that night, been determined to make Donald Trump a one-term president. Think about what has happened, from the perspective of that person, in the past 14 months or so. As the 2020 presidential election cycle dawned, the outlook was bright for these Democrats! Their party had just won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and won gubernatorial races in a bunch of key states: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Mexico, Maine. Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation kicked into high gear and appeared to spell trouble for President Trump. Trump's approval rating remained underwater throughout his presidency. All Democrats had to do was find someone who would win 10,704 more votes in ...   READ MORE

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