Matt Cartwright and Susan Wild in NE Pennsylvania have 50-50 districts. They both are dedicated to economic issues. Jobs matter. Wild represents a manufacturing district, so the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is, in Wild’s words, “Huge” for Bethlehem Steel, Mack Trucks, a large cement industry, and more, all located in her district.
Cartwright weighs in on jobs and cheaper gas, too. He adds, “There’s a big difference between local people down on their luck choosing to vote Republican in an election or two, and the Republican politicians down inside the beltway, They have no good plans, They have no answers.”
We agree. Just saying “No” doesn’t cut it. The Republicans in Congress have learned how easy it is to stop things (other people’s solutions). Meanwhile, voters notice that saying “No” does not solve problems.
E.J. Dionne writes his Opinion pieces twice a week for the Washington Post: Can blue-collar Pennsylvania help save the Democratic House?