House Republicans are facing mounting backlash from voters on multiple fronts, including controversies around convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein and the slashing of Medicaid funding.
NOTUS reported Wednesday that a memo from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) stressed that Republicans are facing “major trouble” garnering public support for the sweeping reconciliation bill, predicting that it will become “THE defining issue of the midterms.”
The memo states: “In the few weeks since being sent home early for the summer, House Republicans have been inundated with a deluge of negative headlines, protests at their district offices, and Letters to the Editor, sending one loud and clear message: Voters HATE the Big, Ugly Law and are outraged at House Republicans for passing it.”
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“Inexplicably,” the memo adds, “House Republican leadership has demanded their vulnerable members go home on a hopeless mission to try and sell this cruel, unpopular law that election experts have said will cause House Republicans to be ‘eaten alive’ for their support of it.”
The memo further notes that party officials have explored ways to promote legislative successes, but polling shows widespread voter skepticism toward the bill, particularly on economic issues and approval of President Donald Trump.
Democrats highlight that most GOP members have avoided town halls. According to the memo: “Republicans are running scared, hiding from their constituents.”
For those Republicans who did hold public forums, the reaction has been unfavorable, per the memo.
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On Monday, a town hall held by Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) in Lincoln, Nebraska quickly devolved into chaos as constituents voiced fierce opposition to new Medicaid cuts – particularly a work requirement for able-bodied adults.
The DCCC also noted a leaked NRCC memo from earlier this year, advising Republicans to avoid large public availabilities and instead emphasize selling tax benefits in controlled settings.
According to the report, DCCC strategists attribute Republican reticence to hold town halls to voter anger over rising costs, poor job growth, and increased unemployment, noting: “It’s no wonder most Republicans are avoiding the American people altogether.”
The memo warned that the tax and spending law will be a campaign centerpiece in the upcoming midterms.
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“The sense of buyer’s remorse is real and growing daily. The more the American people learn about it, the more they hate it.”
The memo added: “The American public is p—– and ready to vote Republicans out of the majority next year.”