Democratic radicalization is playing directly into the GOP’s hands

OPINION:

Well, it certainly doesn’t take a genius to figure out that last week’s off-year elections in both Virginia and New Jersey were both a rousing success for the GOP and the worst-case scenario for the increasingly unpopular Democratic party.

In Virginia, the narrative of Republican racism fell flat again, as the glass shattering victories of both Winsome Sears, who will become the state’s first woman of color to hold the office of lieutenant governor, and Jason Miyares, who will become the first Latino Attorney General in the Old Dominion’s history, demonstrated the party of Lincoln was the true embodiment of diversity.

Even traditionally blue New Jersey, which is seen as one of the strongholds for the left, shocked everyone. Among the interesting tidbits, there was the defeat of the Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney (by more than 2,200 votes) by everyman candidate Edward Durr. Notably, Mr. Durr spent less than $153 to win his primary and tens of thousands less than Sweeney in the general.

In fact, almost everywhere in the U.S. where elections were held, the left was routed last week.

Strangely, the proponents of the leftist base of the party continue to push the White House and Congress to stay the course even as exit surveys revealed that many actual Biden voters expressed buyer’s remorse.

It seems that there were no lessons to be learned. In fact, some of the left’s more radical political organizations, including think tanks and lobbying groups, continue to promote their “woke” agenda.

Near the top of these groups is an organization known as the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). The group, which according to its website, “traces its roots to President Lyndon Johnson’s declaration of a “War on Poverty,” has actively promoted some of the most anti-capitalist positions imaginable.

Among these positions is the group’s radical stance on the issue of climate change. The group has been at the forefront of environmental hysteria – an agenda that contributes to higher energy prices for struggling American households. These efforts include supporting the Carbon Limits and Energy for America’s Renewal Act.  

With energy costs expected to rise dramatically this winter (in contrast to lower energy costs during the Trump Administration), NCLC is partnering with other leftwing organizations, including the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Citizens Action Coalition, E4TheFuture, and the Energy Foundation, to push the White House to regulate energy companies more.

NCLC has also been at the forefront of policies that limit consumer options in the world of lending and financing – all in the name of “consumer protection.” Their “no choice is better than sub-optimal choices approach” has adversely affected the most financially vulnerable among us – minorities and the elderly. These stances include a push for rate caps in lending and their opposition to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s fintech charter.

If they have their way, they will push the already ailing U.S. hospital system deeper into dire financial straits with the radical “Model Medical Debt Protection Act,” which would do the opposite. It would waive all medical debt causing a cascade of medical facility closures nationally. 

But perhaps the most disturbing detail regarding NCLC is its connection to a group known as the Open Society Foundations. The Open Society Foundations is listed as one of the largest donors to NCLC, and it is tied directly to controversial philanthropist George Soros.
Mr. Soros has been at the forefront of many initiatives that can kindly be called un-American and remains one of the world’s most prominent opponents of American exceptionalism.

The full-court press to fundamentally change America will only cause the Democrats to face electoral headwinds. The bellwether election last week has served notice that the left’s days in power are numbered.  Rather than change course, it seems like the National Consumer Law Center, the Open Society Foundations, and others plan to make their strongest effort over the next 14 months to push for extremist policies. Let’s hope they fail.

• Julio Rivera is a business and political strategist, the Editorial Director for Reactionary Times, and a political commentator and columnist. His writing, which is focused on cybersecurity and politics, has been published by websites including Newsmax, Townhall, American Thinker and BizPacReview.