Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy laid out five objectives for his party if it hopes to retake the House in the 2022 midterm elections. “If Republicans recover the majority next year, the following will be our top priorities: 1 – Hold the Biden Administration to account. 2 – Maintain Border Security 3 – Restore our cities’ safety 4 – Stop the uncontrolled inflation. 5 – Put an end to draconian government regulations.” On Friday, the California Republican tweeted.
According to a source familiar with McCarthy’s thinking, the GOP agenda is much broader than the points outlined in the press conference, and includes addressing supply chain issues, Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the porous southern border, questions about the origins of COVID, and a variety of other issues. According to the source, Republicans have already sent preservation notices and document requests and “will be ready on Day 1 to use the various tools at our disposal” to obtain answers on issues such as politically motivated moves by Biden’s Department of Justice and the disclosure of private citizen information from the IRS and NSA. Polls suggest that Biden has a dismal acceptance rating among Americans, with only a 5% approval rating as stated by Fox News.
While many predict the Republican Party will reclaim control of Congress in November, the Democrats’ House reelection arm outraised their Republican counterparts last year, as both major parties prepare for what is likely to be a grueling struggle for the House of Representatives majority. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) announced a “whopping” $146 million in fundraising in 2021, breaking its previous off-year fundraising record by $22 million. The DCCC, which shared its fundraising numbers with FOX Business first on Friday, also disclosed $39.7 million in the October-December fourth quarter of fundraising, which it referred to as its “strongest odd-year fundraising quarter in history.”
While the House Democrats have a financial advantage at the start of 2022, they face historical challenges. The party that wins the White House in a presidential election frequently loses more than 25 House seats in the midterm elections that follow. Democrats face a difficult political environment as well, with President Biden and congressional Democrats facing significant setbacks in passing sweeping social spending and election reform bills, as well as the president’s five-month drop in poll numbers, which will not help them retain the majority in November.
