Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), who is also the chair of the of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, appeared on Morning Joe today and showed exactly why Democrats are in danger of losing the House in 2022.
Joe Scarborough was trying to help him but Maloney reacted by becoming angry and defensive.
Scarborough reminded Maloney that House Democrats suffered major losses in 2020 and that their majority is now razor thin. He asked Maloney how they are going to respond to accusations of socialism, packing the Supreme Court, cancel culture and the defunding of police.
Instead of providing a rational answer, Maloney accused Scarborough of repeating Republican talking points. He then launched into Democrat talking points about fighting for racial justice and tried to paint the GOP as the party of QAnon.
Julia Manchester of The Hill has details:
Scarborough, DCCC chairman have heated exchange over 2022 strategyRep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Friday got into a heated exchange over Democratic messaging ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Maloney, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was pressed by Scarborough repeatedly about Democratic messaging on the issue of defunding the police in 2020, to which Maloney said the party was committed to fighting racial injustice.”My argument is what are you doing about racial justice?” Maloney asked. “Our party is going to do something about it.”Scarborough pushed back.”It’s not the question that I’m asking, it’s the question that Republicans will continue to ask, do Democrats support defunding the police?” Scarborough asked.Maloney responded by saying the host was “repeating Republican talking points.””The answer is no,” Maloney responded. “And you are asking the question and you’re repeating a Republican talking point for reasons I don’t know.”
This is a little over eight minutes long, but worth watching in full:
It’s hilarious to watch Maloney say with a straight face that Democrats don’t want to defund the police. He clearly needs to check in with other members of his party and celebrity supporters.
Let’s not forget this gem from December.
Democrats claiming that no one is calling for the defunding of police is like Libertarians claiming that no one is calling for abolishing the IRS.
They can’t get this genie back in the bottle, and it terrifies them because they know it’s a losing message.
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