, Columnist
How Democrats Learned to Expect the Worst
Biden isn’t popular. Legislative accomplishments haven’t resonated with voters. And the triumphs of Republican obstructionism have left behind a fatalistic conviction that time is short.
Putting a damper on Democrats.
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Democrats may not be in disarray, but judging from liberal columnists over the last week, they are sure in a funk. That’s because the current Congress’s impressive record of accomplishment and the expectation of doom among Democrats are related. But perhaps not the way you might think.