Megan Murphy: Dems Not Hitting any of Their Targets ‘and They Have Got One of the Easiest Ones in Front of Them’

DOWD: One “Profile in Courage,” just one.

MURPHY: Just one. Look, you said there that, you know, it’s a target-rich environment. The Democratic Party is not hitting any of these targets. And they have got one of the easiest ones in front of them. Only 40 percent of the people in that poll really agree with the way Donald Trump is handling the economy.

This is the defining issue of most American homes right now. Yes, it’s health care. But it’s also, what’s my future? How do I get a better job? When is my pay packet going to go up? How do I get — how do I re-skill to get into new opportunities?

You mentioned CEOs being happy? I can tell you one who is not, Jamie Dimon, the head of JPMorgan, who went on a conference call this week and said he was actually embarrassed traveling around, being an American.

These people want tax reform. They want stuff that’s better for their business. They’re happy with the regulatory pullback. But what they don’t see is meaningful reform that’s actually going to change the everyday economic environment, struggling families, working to get their kids into college, working for better jobs.

This is what he always should have focused on. And, again, it’s just distraction after distraction.