Democrats see policy running better than politics: The Note

The TAKE with Rick Klein

Implicit in the pleas for Democrats to deliver on President Joe Biden's agenda is an adage that members of both parties know well: Good policy makes for good politics.

Democrats might have a hard time buying that during a critical phase for salesmanship and still more legislating.

There are growing signs that even while Democrats are trying to do things that are popular, voters aren't inclined to give them much credit for it. A Monmouth University poll out this week found support for the infrastructure bill and the Biden social-spending agenda well into the 60s -- with Biden's approval stuck in the low 40s.

With climate goals central to the bills and the Glasgow conference ending on Friday, new numbers from an ABC News/Washington Post poll get to another level of that story. Despite the focus of Biden and other world leaders on urgent action now, a 49-45 plurality of Americans view climate change as "a longer-term problem that requires more study" as opposed to something that requires the immediate action of government entities.

Democrats' efforts to sell their plans will continue through at least next week -- the same time frame in which they hope to get the "Build Back Better" plan through the House. But economic concerns threaten to overwhelm all of those plans, with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., reminding his colleagues that he's been worried about inflation all along.

Already in November, Democrats have both suffered a disastrous election and chalked up a giant win for Biden. As attention turns to next November, their fears begin to center on more of the same.

The RUNDOWN with Averi Harper

A group of House Democrats will introduce a resolution Friday to censure Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., after he shared a violent animated video depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and brandishing swords at Biden.

Reps. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., Nikema Williams, D-Ga., and Ayanna Pressley D-Mass., drafted the resolution.

"As the events of January 6th have shown, such vicious and vulgar messaging can and does foment actual violence," wrote the group of Democratic lawmakers. "Violence against women in politics is a global phenomenon meant to silence women and discourage them from seeking positions of authority and participating in public life, with women of color disproportionately impacted. Minority Leader McCarthy's silence is tacit approval and just as dangerous."

Gosar deleted the tweet Tuesday and said in a statement that the video was about "the fight taking place next week on the House floor" over Biden's agenda.

Amid bitter partisan division in Congress, it remains to be seen if censure from Democrats, including members of the so-called "squad" of progressive female members of color, will be much more than a badge of honor for the far-right Gosar without a demand for accountability from Republicans.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been quiet on the matter, and his silence is deafening.

The TIP with Alisa Wiersema

Nearly two weeks after election night, the Democratic primary in the race to fill the seat of late Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings is coming to a close.

On Friday, election officials in Broward and Palm Beach counties are expected to certify the final results of the contest in the deep blue, South Florida seat. The top two Democratic candidates -- health care executive Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness -- were separated by just a handful of votes after two recounts.

The recounts were automatically triggered under Florida law because the margin separating Cherfilus-McCormick and Holness was below 0.25%. The race is now likely to be determined by incoming provisional and military ballots, which can be counted if they were post-marked by Nov. 2.

The closeness of the primary is largely attributed to low turnout during an off-cycle election year, which will also likely be a factor heading into the January special election. Although whoever is declared the winner tomorrow is heavily favored to beat Republican Jason Mariner, the stakes are high for Democrats in terms of the optics as they aim to show a solid blue win against the backdrop of election results in Virginia and New Jersey.

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