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The outlook for Democrats in 2022 looks bleak. Despite good job numbers, the president's job approval is down and Republicans are motivated to win back Congress.

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I am listening to white progressives and leftists talk about how the Democrats failure to move to the left doomed Terry McAuliffe. No. It was not that. Pushing the Democrats further to the left, turned off Republicans who voted for President Joe Biden. The president won 10% of the Republican vote. Not a lot but a significant amount. We have a party that is "big tent." That's a problem with us.

Protesters confront Manchin in his Maserati.

We want to appeal to rural voters, Black men, white men, white women, strongly religious and non-college educated. These groups are more conservative and often more reluctant to support progressive policies.

Black voters are not monolithic. We are not willing to back a candidate because they're a Democrat. 

Washed Up 45 won more Black support in 2020 than in 2016. That's not good. White leftists are dangerous to the Democratic Party. The American public rejected socialism. It's an economic term but to the Americans who never went to college, it's a scary buzz word that hurts Democrats worse than "defund the police."

Black Lives Matter still matter to me, but the word is now becoming toxic for Democrats. 

The American people elected Biden to fix the mess. He can't get it done and he's going to be held accountable for it. Even though he bares no responsibility for the pandemic, he inherited and these impatient Americans are holding him responsible for everything. The president takes responsibility on day one.

It was only a few months ago when the junk food media was obsessed with the pullout in Afghanistan.

Sinema will not get a moment of peace from protesters.

And now we're not even talking about it. We're talking about Democrats not being able to get Build Back Better done. Then of course, we're not talking about the lawmakers and conservative agitators pushing for more insurrections. We're not talking about the mass shootings. We're not talking about real issues like climate change. We're not talking about real issues with crumbling bridges.

It's all about culture wars. White grievance politics yet again keeps this nation divided.

The jobs report for the month of October was good. Biden needed that after Tuesday's loss in Virginia. The president's Build Back Better agenda should hopefully be voted on this month.

But of course, we still have the problems with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Karen Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Karen Sinema (D-AZ) and the House Progressives members. Their refusal to work in unison to pass the Build Back Better agenda has deflated Democrats going into 2022.

Republicans who have done little to no work at all, a lavishing in the background. We have already ignored holding these assholes responsible for the insurrection and handling of the pandemic.

Republicans, the party of White people and enablers of color are looking to capitalize off of white grievances like voter fraud, mask mandates, critical race theory, immigration and inflation. Not one of these Republicans offered any solution to help Biden pass his agenda. All they want to do is continue to keep Americans distracted. From conspiracy theories and "Let's Go Brandon," the Republicans hatred of Biden and the use of culture wars have kept Republicans motivated.

It also took the attention off the former president. The former president's antics are still controversial but they're still popular with the Republicans.

The U.S. Jobs reports shows the job market snapped back in October, with nonfarm payrolls rising more than expected while the unemployment rate fell to 4.6%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 531,000 for the month, compared with the Dow Jones estimate of 450,000. The jobless rate had been expected to edge down to 4.7%.

Private payrolls were even stronger, rising 604,000 as a loss of 73,000 government jobs pulled down the headline number. October’s gains represented a sharp pickup from September, which gained 312,000 jobs after the initial Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate of 194,000 saw a substantial upward revision in Friday’s report.

The numbers helped allay concerns that rising inflation, a severe labor shortage and slowing economic growth would tamp down jobs creation.

“This is the kind of recovery we can get when we are not sidelined by a surge in Covid cases,” said Nick Bunker, economic research director at job placement site Indeed. “If this is the sort of job growth we will see in the next several months, we are on a solid path.”

Markets rallied strongly on the news, with the Dow up nearly 350 points in early trading and government bond yields mostly lower.

I said it many times. We need more candidates like Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH). Brown is sworn in by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The Cleveland lawmaker is ready to build bridges and not burn them.

The critical leisure and hospitality sector led the way, adding 164,000 as Americans ventured out to eating and drinking establishments and went on vacations again as Covid numbers fell during the month. For 2021, the sector has reclaimed 2.4 million positions lost during the pandemic.

Other sectors posting solid gains included professional and business services (100,000), manufacturing (60,000), and transportation and warehousing (54,000). Construction added 44,000 positions while health care was up 37,000 and retail added 35,000.

Wages increased 0.4% for the month, in line with estimates, but rose 4.9% on a year-over-year basis, reflecting the inflationary pressures that have intensified through the year. The average work week edged lower by one-tenth of an hour to 34.7 hours.

The unemployment rate drop came with the labor force participation rate holding steady at 61.6%, still 1.7 percentage points below its February 2020 level before the pandemic declaration. That represents just shy of 3 million fewer Americans considered part of the workforce and is reflective of ongoing concerns about staffing levels.

“While the strength of employment was an encouraging sign that labor demand remains strong, labor supply remains very weak. The labor force rose by a muted 104,000, which is not even enough to even keep pace with population growth,” said Michael Pearce, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics.

At the same time, the survey of households showed job holders rising by 359,000, leaving the employment level about 4.7 million below its pre-pandemic level.

A separate measure of unemployment that incudes discouraged workers and those holding part-time jobs for economic reasons fell to 8.3% from 8.5%. That rate was 7% before the pandemic.

The report comes amid heightened concerns about the state of the labor market, particularly a chronic shortage that has left companies unable to fill positions to scale back production and cut hours of operation.

Companies have been increasing wages and adding other incentives as the working share of the potential labor force operates well below its pre-pandemic level.

Since adding more than a million jobs in July, the labor market had slowed sharply through the rest of the summer, with sizeable letdowns in August and September as economists greatly overestimated growth in both months.

However, revisions showed that the numbers for those months weren’t quite as dismal. Along with the boost from September’s initial count, August’s final reading came up another 117,000 to 483,000.

Concerns linger, though, that the U.S. economy is slowing. Gross domestic product increased just 2% in the summer months, falling short of even the reduced expectations for gains during the pandemic-era recovery.

Recent data, though, has shown a progressive drop in weekly jobless claims, the result in good part from enhanced unemployment benefits expiring. Data on Thursday showed productivity is running at a 40-year low and the trade deficit notched another record high, passing $80 billion for the first time.

Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve said job growth is strengthening enough for the central bank to begin cutting its monthly bond purchases, a cornerstone of its efforts to boost the economy during the pandemic. However, Chairman Jerome Powell stressed that the picture must continue to improve before the Fed starts raising interest rates.

We are closing in on 800,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus. We have free vaccinations and free COVID-19 testing and yet about 123 million Americans are not willing get it. That's not good at all.

President Joe Biden's headaches:

1. The Karens in the Republican House and Senate.
2. Two Democratic senators and one independent senator who is a Democratic Socialist.
3. The so-called progressive members of The Squad and Progressive Caucus.
4. The junk food media and their never ending dramatizing of world events.
5. Anti-Vaxxers. Lawmakers and activists who protests the CDC guidelines during the pandemic.
6. The endless culture wars that Republicans find outrage in.
7. Washed Up 45 and his minions on Fox, Newsmax, OANN and the internet.
8. Facebook and TikTok and the idiots who run it and the idiots who post on it.
9. Fox, The Daily Mail and OANN's relentless talk about his son Hunter Biden.
10. The relentless talk about spending.

Should I go further than I want. I mean the president's agenda is literally being grinded to a halt by 50 Republicans in the minority and two Democrats. The 47 Democrats are tired of the independent who caucuses with them always in the limelight. The House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is tired of the House members trying to sabotage the Build Back Better agenda. 

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about your business, your performances, your personal finances and travel. It doesn't care about the funerals, the birthday parties, the weddings, the vacations, the events and your graduations. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Food prices, energy prices, rent, city services and college education have risen. Companies are struggling to find workers. They are now trying to push incentives to get workers in.

Real Reasons To Why Unemployment Rate Stays The Way It Is!

1. DEAD
   
2. BORN
3. THE PANDEMIC
4. CLIMATE CHANGE
5. IN PRISON
6. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
   
8. IN HIGH SCHOOL
9. IN COLLEGE NOT LOOKING
10. VOLUNTEER
11. DISABLED
12. STAY AT HOME PARENT
13. RETIRED 
14. QUIT ON THEIR OWN
15. NOT HIRING QUALIFIED
16. NOT HIRING TOO QUALIFIED
17. ACTIVE MILITARY
18. NATURAL DISASTERS
19. MASS SHOOTINGS DISRUPT DAILY ROUTINE
20. BEING LAID OFF DUE TO CLOSING OR STAFF REDUCTION
21. DESTRUCTION TO FACILITY OR PROPRETY
22. OUTSOURCING JOBS TO OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES
23. BEING UNDOCUMENTED IN FEAR OF I.C.E. OR U.S. AGENCIES
24. BEING PUBLIC OUTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA DOING SHAMEFUL ACTS
25. PARTICIPATING IN UNCIVIL OR VIOLENT PROTESTS

Things are slowly returning back to normal. However we're still not out of the woods yet. Over 78% of Americans have at least gotten one of the coronavirus vaccines. Around 135 million Americans refusing to be vaccinated which will lead to the coronavirus being resistant to vaccines. As it mutates into a deadly strain, folks who refuse to follow the CDC guidelines will eventually turn it into a super-pandemic in which those who come into contact with an infected asymptomatic person could trigger the mass destruction of the human race.

President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.

But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war. 

With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.

Companies are still trying to hire employees. With the average wages stagnant, many are not looking forward to returning to a job that pays dirt wages. Many who worked in the retail, restaurant and low end service industry are not willing to take a job for less than $10 an hour.

Republicans don't see the bigger picture itself. They rather continue to believe in conspiracies about people collecting the safety net and not going back to work.

If I get back into power, expect Biden to get nothing.

Give them a liveable wage and maybe things might improve in the job market.

We can't always assume that folks are lazy. People are literally dying from being overworked and folks are tired of the status quo of their jobs.

Many single mothers are having trouble trying to find quality daycare or family members to watch children. On top of that, some have lost family members due to the pandemic. A homemaker may have lost their spouse. Some may have no choice but to watch their children or loved ones due to the aftermath of the pandemic.

Folks are still trying to rebound from medical bills, late rent payments, owing taxes and college loans.

Republicans are white nationalists without a conscience. Washed Up 45's presidency and Republican controlled governments killed millions of Americans. President Joe Biden has a slim majority in Congress and things can't be done with obstruction from both parties.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.