The media blame game for Tuesday’s Democratic election losses intensified on Thursday as ABC’s Jon Karl pinned the losses in Virginia on Republicans “exploiting parents’s fears” when it came to issues like crime. Karl might be asking what Karl is referring specifically to. Perhaps the rape of a young teen by a boy in the girl’s bathroom? Karl didn’t explain and the networks have been hiding the Loudoun, Virginia rape story that galvanized the governor’s race in Virginia.
All three networks speculated on the meaning of Tuesday’s results, which saw Democrats lose Virginia’s governor’s seat, lieutenant governor’s spot, the attorney general race and control of the state house. However Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos wondered, “So many messages coming out of the elections. The biggest one is to focus on the problem of crime. You gotta focus on education.”
Karl huffed, “Particularly in suburban areas where Congress will be under attack. Republicans exploited parents’ fear with crime.” How, exactly, were Republicans exploiting crime? It could be the Loudoun County Schools sexual assaults and cover-up. Again, Karl didn’t say.
Karl found the meaning of the elections, which saw Democrats also come perilously close to losing the governor’s race in deep blue New Jersey, unclear: “To some Democrats it was that Joe Biden and congressional leadership was trying to do too much. To others it was that they accomplished too little.”
Continue reading Today show, Kristen Welker offered a blunt take: “Glenn Youngkin’s defeat of Terry McAuliffe in the race for governor widely viewed as a rebuke of president Biden’s performance so far.” Regarding New Jersey, she described it as simply avoiding “further embarrassment.”
The Democrats managed to avoid further embarrassment with an insignificant victory at New Jersey’s governor’s race.
Continue reading CBS Mornings Ed O’Keefe described the bind Democrats find themselves in after the elections:
Washington Democrats still have a dispute with Mr. Biden over his social spending plan and climate change plans. An impasse in Washington is preventing passage of a bipartisan legislation on infrastructure.
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But because that social spending plan has paid family leave in it, West Virginia Senator Manchin, the key moderate in the Senate, says, “Not so fast. Not a fan of that.” If that passes in the House, it may not clear the Senate, and the back and forth will continue. Gayle
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Good Morning America
11.4.2021
7.05GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS – There’s a lot of debate over what Democrats should do about these future packages. Others say to cut back and support the bipartisan package. Reconsider progressive goals. Some say go full throttle.
JON KARL (English): This is about what message were voters sending during these elections. Some Democrats believed that Joe Biden, and the congressional leadership were trying to accomplish too much. Others thought they had done too little. They agreed that voters — that this is a wake-up call for Democrats. There is no way for the party to come together, but they need to work on their issues. It’s hard to imagine how they will accomplish this. Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi both insist on moving at full speed. Pelosi would like to have a vote today for the two full bills. But I feel that it is a lot harder than ever to pass them.
STEPHANOPOULOS – So many messages are coming from the elections. You must focus on the problem of crime. You gotta focus on education.
JON KARL (Yes). Especially in the suburbs where the battle will be fought for control of Congress, Republicans were able to exploit fears, parents’ fears with crime and, look, we are in the third straight — third consecutive school year in the Covid era and parents are frustrated. Republicans were able to play into this and claimed that they could offer a solution. Republicans talk now about running on the so-called Parents’ Bill of Rights. Democrats want an answer.
CBS Mornings
11.4.2021ED O’KEEFE: In Washington, Democrats are still feuding over Mr. Biden’s social spending and climate change plan. An impasse in Washington is preventing passage of a bipartisan legislation on infrastructure.
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But because that social spending plan has paid family leave in it, West Virginia senator Manchin, the key moderate in the Senate, says, “Not so fast, not a fan of that.” If that passes in the House, it may not clear the Senate, and the back and forth will continue. Gayle
Today
11.4.2021KRISTEN WALKER: This morning, we learn that Democrats are in deep disarray and revising their strategy. There is only one year left before the pivotal midterm elections. Some Democrats are privately complaining that there isn’t enough clarity in the White House’s legislative strategy.
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WELKER: The defeat by Terry McAuliffe of Glenn Youngkin in the election for Governor widely seen as an admonition of President Biden’s performances so far.
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WELKER: Democrats avoided more embarrassment with an insignificant victory at New Jersey’s governor’s race.
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