Democrats Vow Lawfare Hours After Winning On Affordability
voters went to the polls hoping for relief from high grocery and fuel costs. When Democrats took control of Congress Tuesday night, many of their immediate public reactions focused on pursuing legal action against political opponents.
Exit polling showed the economy was the top issue for many voters – with large majorities especially worried about food prices and gasoline – a finding echoed by other surveys that ranked the economy as very critically important to voters. Yet within hours of their wins, several Democratic lawmakers and progressive commentators were publicly celebrating plans to issue subpoenas and otherwise use the courts and investigations against Republicans.
Members of Congress posted messages promising subpoenas and telling opponents to “lawyer up,” while other figures joked about the volume of subpoenas they expected to issue or warned of legal consequences. Some commentators went further, exhorting supporters to pursue criminal charges.
the article argues this focus on “lawfare” is inconsistent with Democrats’ campaign emphasis on affordability. It notes policy proposals advanced by many on the left – such as open-border approaches criticized for their fiscal impact, and proposals like Medicare for All that analysts say could cost trillions annually – and says Democrats have not offered convincing plans to reduce gas prices. It also cites an example of a democratic governor entertaining ideas like a mileage tax, which would not directly lower fuel costs.
The piece concludes that, despite promising to lower living expenses, Democrats quickly signaled they intend to prioritize legal battles with their opponents, leaving voters looking for cheaper gas and groceries with subpoenas instead.
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.
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