'The Five': Democrats flee Biden over fears of being 'smoked in the midterms'
Fox News
Many congressional Democrats are increasingly fleeing the shadow of their party's leader, President Joe Biden as the 2022 midterms approach amid speculation of a 2010-like Republican wave.
One notable Democrat, Maine Rep. Jared Golden – who holds a seat in an expansive, mostly rural district with a Cook PVI of Republican+6 – said he is not concerned with Biden's popularity because he is personally eclipsing the president by 30 points in his region.
Golden was also the only House Democrat to join Republicans and vote against Biden's socioeconomic overhaul package dubbed "Build Back Better." In 2018, he voted against Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in her bid to remain Speaker of the House, instead casting a vote for Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
"Things [are] getting pretty lonely for President Biden in his own party. Democrats are worried Biden scary poll numbers will lead to a midterm bloodbath and some are making sure to distance themselves from the commander-in-chief," host Dana Perino said. Perino added that people in "vulnerable" districts like Golden's are distancing themselves from the president.