ROLL CALL: Is time the Democrats’ friend or enemy?

Voters are increasingly pessimistic, and messaging differently only goes so far

By David Winston at Roll Call:

Posted February 16, 2022 at 6:00am

Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson said, “A week is a long time in politics.” He wasn’t wrong, even more so in today’s age of social media and instant news 24/7. A lot can happen between now and November.

And that is exactly what Democrats are counting on to deliver them from the political abyss potentially facing them this fall. Time.

Time for inflation and gas prices to head south.Time for the GDP and consumer confidence to head north.Time for the coronavirus to fade into history along with Afghanistan.Time for more jobs and less crime. And, of course, time for “Build Back Better.”

But time isn’t a reliable constant.As Einstein put it, “Time is relative; its only worth…