Some of the folks in the Biden White House may not be terribly bright but even they can tell which way the wind is blowing. Apparently the embarrassing defeat of progressive DA Mike Schmidt in Multnomah County (which includes progressive Portland) is having an impact.
The defeat of a liberal Portland prosecutor at the hands of a tough-on-crime challenger has hardened a view among top White House officials that Democrats need to further distance themselves from their left flank on law-and-order issues…
“Particularly right now, Americans don’t want to feel like things are out of control,” said one Biden official, who was granted anonymity to offer candid views about tensions within the party. “Well-meaning ideas have gone too far, and we need a sensible approach.”…
iden and his senior-most aides are united on the need to push for greater border security. And elsewhere in…
