Voters wanted relief at the pump and the grocery store. Democrats won control of Congress Tuesday night and immediately told Republicans to lawyer up.
Thirty-nine percent of voters listed the economy as their top issue, according to an NBC News exit poll. That same poll found that 88 percent of voters with financial concerns were concerned about food and groceries, while 87 percent said gas and diesel fuel was cause for concern. That tracks with an October Pew Research poll which found 84 percent of registered voters considered the economy “very important” to their vote.
Within hours of winning massive victories in the House and Senate, Democrats were already advertising what they really planned to deliver in January: lawfare.
“Thank you, Mr. President. Our thank you will come in January — with subpoenas,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., posted on X:
Rep. Delia C. Ramirez, D-Ill., (the child of illegal aliens) had a similar message: “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up? Clear your schedule.”
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., warned Republicans to “LAWYER UP,” an identical post was made by host of The Bulwark Podcast Tim Miller.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., simply posted “Subpoenas” while Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., posted “They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.”
Communist streamer Hasan Piker was a bit more explicit in leftists’ goals: “WE’RE GONNA PUT YOUR ASS IN JAIL EVERYONE GET MORE WOKE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
For a party that ran on affordability, it’s curious that their near first instinct after their massive victory was to post about lawfare — unless of course they never actually cared about affordability.
Take for example that Democrats simultaneously campaigned on affordability while also running on abolishing ICE and returning to the open borders days of Joe Biden — despite the fact that illegal immigration has cost the American people hundreds of billions of dollars, according to a FAIR analysis from 2023.
In the same breath that Democrats spoke about affordability on the campaign trail they simultaneously talked about Medicare for All — a policy proposal that could cost trillions each year.
Democrats also failed to explain how they’d lower gas prices. Incoming California Gov. Xavier Becerra said in October he would be open to a mileage tax and that “everything should be on the table,” which is a far cry from lowering gas prices.
Democrats asked voters to put them in charge to bring down the cost of living, yet within hours they were promising to run up their political opponents’ legal bills. Americans waiting for cheaper gas prices will just have to settle for subpoenas.
