RICHMOND, Va.: Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor of Virginia, called on leaders of both parties in Washington on Tuesday, including President Joe Biden, to “bring together their work to implement the Senate Democrats Party Act.” Prompted to scrap the filebusters if necessary. Priorities on infrastructure spending and the right to vote.
McAuliffe’s harsh words come during an interview with the Associated Press just three weeks before Election Day in Virginia. The former governor faces Republican newcomer Glenn Youngkin in a race that represents an important early test of the Democrats’ political might in Biden’s first year of presidency.
Polls suggest the race is close, adding to McAuliffs a sense of urgency to campaign on a strong list of his party’s achievements. The McAuliffe campaign confirmed Tuesday that Biden and former President Barack Obama will rally voters in the state at the end of the month at separate events.
Despite outside support, McAuliffe has been deeply disappointed by his party’s inability to deliver on key campaign promises since taking control of the White House and both houses of Congress in January. In Tuesday’s interview, the 64-year-old lamented the inability of Democrats to defend voting rights against a wave of Republican-backed legislation, but saved his scathing comments for a stalled federal infrastructure package.
“They all have to do their bit together and vote,” McAuliffe said. Asked specifically if he was calling out Biden, McAuliffe said, “I put everyone there.
McAuliffe’s frustration is a major concern for Democrats nationally entering the first midterm election season of the Biden presidency. Presidential approval ratings are waning, and there are signs in Virginia and elsewhere that rank-and-file Democrats are not proactive to vote.
A bad result for Democrats in Virginia, where former President Donald Trump lost by 10 points last time, will signal a far more painful election next year, when control of Congress and dozens of gubernatorial offices are at stake.
But with a stalled legislative agenda in Washington, Democratic voters aren’t excited to participate in Virginia’s off-year election, especially with Trump in office or on the ballot. Trump has supported Youngkin, but he has so far played a low-profile role in the Virginia contest.
I tell Democrats: Donald Trump is desperate to win here, McAuliffe said. If Glenn Youngkin wins, it’s a victory for Donald Trump, and you’re about to start his political comeback.
In the interview, McAuliffe entered the high-stakes debate over Senate rules that allow a minority party to block legislation that does not receive at least 60 votes, a process known as a filibuster. Is known. Is. Biden said last week that Democrats were considering changes to filibuster rules to quickly approve the country’s debt limit and avoid catastrophic credit defaults.
On debt limits, voting rights and the infrastructure package, McAuliffe said Democrats should do whatever it takes to meet this.
They have to do their job. People are counting on him. Do your work. I don’t care what you call it or what mechanism you use.”
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