The Washington Examiner’s Sarah Westwood says Democrats “didn’t get a lot done” when they had unified control of Congress, and with a split government, they’re likely to be more “vulnerable.”
As Republicans are poised to take the House majority in January, Westwood pointed out that the 2024 Senate map will be even more difficult for Democrats to navigate than that of the midterm elections because of what’s at stake.
“They have way more Democratic senators’ seats to defend than Republican ones that are going to be in cycle in 2024,” Westwood said on Fox News’s Your World with Neil Cavuto.
“A lot of blue Democrats in red states are going to be a lot more reluctant to embrace [President Joe] Biden’s agenda if they are vulnerable in the next two years,” she told guest host Sandra Smith.
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Analyzing some of the lessons that could be learned from the election results, Westwood warned that the left wing of the party could have been emboldened after a perceived “red wave” failed to materialize.
The outcome was not nearly as bad for Democrats as was expected, and some on the Left have already been taking victory laps, she said.
“[They] could take that as a sort of stamp of approval from the American people on some of the more liberal elements of the party. I don’t think that’s the correct interpretation,” Westwood argued.
“So it’s possible that they will take away some potentially damaging lessons,” she said.
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When asked if bipartisanship is likely in the divided government, Westwood said anything that could bring down inflation “in any meaningful way” is the best bet.
But, as she pointed out, much of that “low-hanging fruit” was already picked by Congress in President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill.
“There’s not a lot left that hasn’t already been discussed,” Westwood added.
