Georgetown University: Title: Policies That Will Drive Outcomes In The Midterm Elections

Georgetown DC

01 December, 2021

1:57 AM

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Press release from Georgetown University: November 22, 2021 McCourt experts weigh in on the current political environment and the key policy issues that will continue to sway voters next year. It seems almost certain that the midterms will continue to be a referendum on US institutions — born from a distrust that Mo Elleithee, executive director of the Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) at the McCourt School, said "has been driving politics for decades." Elleithee, a veteran of four presidential campaigns and frequent political commentator, sees only one path forward for Democrats: the results-oriented messaging that carried them through the first half of the year and a clear vision for the future. "Republicans don't have either of those," he said. According to GU Politics' most recent Battleground Poll, there is no clear dominant issue that will drive outcomes in the midterm elections, though Elleithee is confident that "Republicans are going to drive conversation around education and crime, while Democrats lean into climate change and the economy." When asked how some of these policies might influence the political discourse and voter sentiment in 2022, McCourt experts weighed in. This press release was produced by Georgetown University.The views expressed here are the author's own.