Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele wants Democrats to know that the 2022 election will deliver lots of surprises — including some Democrats may actually like. Where's he coming from, given that so much of the corporate media can't stop (gleefully) telling us about the impending "red wave"? As Steele explained in our "Salon Talks" conversation, "Republicans are flooding the zone with a lot of bad polling," creating a false sense of where this election is heading. In fact, Steele said he "believes the political landscape favors Democrats in the key races."
Nonetheless, Steele was eager to slam Democratic leaders from the top down for what he views as their terrible messaging strategy this election cycle. "I've never seen such an inept political operation in my entire life," Steele said. "The Supreme Court delivers you a major upheaval in politics with the Dobbs decision [which overturned Roe v. Wade], and everybody's all jacked up about abortion" — but Democrats still let the GOP refocus this election on inflation and crime.
