
'They got what they ordered, right?': Democrats search for a midterm message at party gatherings
CNN
At gatherings in Washington and Philadelphia this week, President Joe Biden sought to rally Democrats around a midterm message that the party has delivered on its domestic promises. What Democrats need to do, he and other party brass argued, is make sure Americans know what they've accomplished.
But he also admitted at the House Democratic retreat in Philadelphia on Friday that making that case to voters is no easy task.
"The American people just trying to stay above water don't understand this," Biden said. "You tell them about the American Rescue Plan, and they say, 'What the hell are you talking about?'"

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