Maine Rep. Jared Golden, a centrist Democrat in a swing district that Republicans are targeting this cycle, said he was not rattled by President Biden's 'poor' debate performance because it's been clear to him for months that the incumbent will lose in November.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, speaks at a news conference on Nov. 1, 2022, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Golden, who is seeking reelection, is being challenged by Republican Bruce Poliquin. Maine Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat in a swing district that Republicans are targeting this cycle, said he was not rattled by President Biden’s “poor” debate performance because it’s been clear to him for months that the incumbent will lose in November.
That takeaway was especially notable coming the day after the Supreme Court ruled ex-presidents like Mr. Trump should have broad immunity from prosecution for official actions taken while in office, while deferring to the lower courts to decide what actions qualify as official. Democrats decried the ruling as an invitation for Mr.
Mr. Golden said the November election is about the economy, not democracy, as he argued that congressional elections, like his own, matter far more than the presidential race. But Mr. Golden did not exempt Mr. Trump from his argument that lawmakers matter more than presidents. He noted the centrist members of Congress that “stood up to the GOP establishment who tried to hijack Trump’s agenda to achieve their long-held goal of repealing the Affordable Care Act.”
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