As voters head to the polls in less than two months, they are going to ask if they’re better off now than they were when President Joe Biden took office. Are our savings accounts growing or shrinking? Do our children have better opportunities than we once did? Are our neighborhoods safe? These are the simple questions voters have every right to ask.
With how things are currently going under Biden and Democrats, we already know the answers: Disposable income is lower than when Biden first came into office, children are falling behind in school, and crime has skyrocketed across the country. So no, no, and no; life is not any better under Democratic leadership. It’s far worse. Biden and Democrats have passed inflation-creating bills, turned a recovery into a recession, and supported the “defund the police” movement over law enforcement.
On the most simple thing, protecting our children and putting them in a position to succeed, Democrats have failed. Last year, 18 of the bottom 20 states and districts for getting children back to school in the 2020-2021 school year were led by Democrats. Now, 72% of public schools have reported a spike in chronic absenteeism and suicide rates linked to forced school closures.
Normal leadership would take a step back and take stock. Nearly three-quarters of people say the country is on the wrong track. But we’re not dealing with a normal administration. The Democratic Party is radical. There is perhaps no better example of this than the choices that Democrats continue to make as people struggle to make ends meet, lethal drugs seep into our country, and children are shot in broad daylight in our nation’s crime-ravaged cities.
Just take a look at the Bidenflation scam bill congressional Democrats recently passed. Instead of hiring more Border Patrol agents to secure our southern border, Democrats are hiring 87,000 new IRS agents to badger middle-class taxpayers. Instead of unleashing American energy to drive down costs at the gas pump, Democrats are going to spend $1.9 billion for a grant program that includes funding to “identify, monitor, or assess … gaps in tree canopy coverage.” Instead of providing law enforcement with resources to put criminals in jail, they are spending $25 million to combat manure. And let’s not forget that Biden’s student loan bailout is an egregious handout to the wealthy, costing taxpayers potentially more than $1 trillion.
Any way you slice it, these Democratic priorities are incredibly ill-advised and out of step with the reality the public faces. People want more money in their pockets — not to line the pockets of rich elites in the name of a woke, radical agenda. Americans want more Border Patrol agents to fight lethal fentanyl pouring across our open borders, not 87,000 new IRS agents. There is also an ongoing critical police officer shortage. How about new police officers to keep our streets safe?
It’s no wonder that Biden’s approval ratings are consistently low. Democrats in Congress are completely culpable because they’ve been reliable votes for the radical woke agenda that has resulted in “suffering” at its highest level since 2008. It didn’t have to be this way.
At the end of the day, representatives in Congress are beholden to their constituents, who want life to be better, not worse. Heading into the November midterm elections, our Republican candidates are dynamic and are running on promises to make life better for families.
Ted Budd, running for Senate in North Carolina, knows people want more money to buy gas and groceries, not more IRS agents — unlike Cheri Beasley, who supported the Bidenflation scam bill. Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania supports law enforcement, not letting one-third of criminals loose onto the streets like his radical opponent John Fetterman. And Blake Masters in Arizona is an advocate of Border Patrol, unlike Sen. Mark Kelly, whose open-border voting record has been a boon for cartels.
The choice is clear. If people want life to be better, they need to vote Republican in November.
Ronna McDaniel is chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
