directed right at them. to that end, republicans are the beneficiaries of what we see in the polling, but it s not like the american people like them much better. 34% of americans say they feel positive about the republican party. you don t want to take that into battle here. how do republicans improve their image given the opportunity given to them right now? well, they are running against biden and democrats, and running against trump was enough. you did not need to be popular if you were a dem, and biden s moment was afghanistan, that was his katrina moment. they are going out and fielding themselves and they know what they are seeing in the generic ballot that you are showing, too. we talk about this all the time up on the hill, there s a live debate among republicans,
on going into the mid terms? this is a message document, as you said. we see the approach the president is taking not only to try to paint what democrats have already done and what they will do but sort of blunt republican criticism. the republican criticism comes in the additional funding for police, for example, to push back on that idea. but at the same time, it s an opportunity to really say, look, republicans screamed and yelled about the covid relief, killing the deficit. the deficit has come down. it s projected to go down by another half by next year if we stay on this course. it s going to be hard, aside from the fact that there s the war in ukraine and the online going january 6th stuff going on. we see the blueprint moving into the mid terms. a lot of this is sly with independence. it s a lot of stuff we ve seen over the build back better debate, taxing the riches americans, the voting and civil rights initiatives.
the economy are still the top issue, don t republicans need to show up with something specific saying we have a solution? yeah, they need to speak to the issue and make it seem like they understand what people are going through. 63% of folks disapprove how biden handled the economy. look what youngkin did, and they say we understand what you are going through, and we understand, because biden doesn t have an answer for this, and that s the problem. i was just going to say we understand is the strategy democrats are trying to adopt, acknowledging it s been a difficult last couple of years trying to layout what they are going to continue to do and how they tried to help, and that empathy is something biden says
kentucky. we re ground zero, and i know this community is hit, has been hit really hard. we re with you. the whole state is with you. that is why we are on the ground in kentucky this hour with an update. also ahead, they vowed to be fighting for life, so why don t republicans vote for programs that actually help families? it s hypocrisy on display with roe on the line. plus, keeping a democracy, not easy. the white house s new push to protect and expand democracy across the globe. given america s troubled relationship with the truth, could a gen z conspiracy help lead us back to the truth? welcome to a new hour of american voices. we begin this hour with the assault against reproductive rights in texas and how new attacks on abortion access could soon move to other
those who embrace human dignity, not those who trample it. who release the potential of their people, not who stifle it, and giving the opportunity to those to breathe free, not those to seek to suffocate people with their iron hand. consider this reporting from the atlantic. quote, this was the fifth consecutive year in which the number of countries moving in the direction of authoritarianism outpaced those moving toward democracy. among the back sliders are some of the world s largest democracies, including brazil, india, and the philippines. the bad guys are winning. here at home we re inching toward one year since the deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol. republicans are still pushing the big lie despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud. remember, trump s own dhs said the 2020 election was the most secure in u.s. history. joining us now, senior fellow at the center for american progress.