… One of the few messages escaping from Washington in recent months is the ostentatious internecine battling among Democrats. I understand that legislating, especially with a tiny majority in polarized times, is arduous. I look at where we are and say, “Miraculous.”
But no stranger to the process (a group comprising over 99 percent of Americans) could look at what has transpired in Washington over the last few months and conclude that Democrats are running an effective, smoothly functioning machine, united behind a core vision of the public good.
Voters like our policy but not our performance—two quite different dimensions.
One only need look at our withdrawal from Afghanistan to understand the distinction. A majority consistently approved of the policy, while an even larger majority faulted the administration for the way they handled the exit. CONTINUED
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill
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