带走里克·克莱因
总统乔·拜登在庆祝100天立法上的巨大胜利和国家更大的潜在胜利。
对大流行即将结束的信心正在助长全国对未来一年的乐观情绪——在一项调查中，64%的美国人持这种情绪美国广播公司新闻/益普索民意调查。
拜登(姓氏)六个月的时候害怕大规模的立法瘫痪以及潜在的复苏新冠肺炎的。在最新一轮民意调查中，对未来12个月的乐观情绪下降了近20个百分点。
对...的担忧δ变体只是故事的一部分。犯罪、移民、通货膨胀——所有这些都混合在一个潜在的有毒的政治炖肉对于拜登和民主党人来说，他们正在寻求团结，并在未来几天达成一些关键的更广泛的协议。
以前有人说过，但这可能是一个星期两党基础设施一揽子计划在刑事司法改革上取得突破也是可能的。同样可信的是，这些事情都没有发生，民主党专用的预算车辆也熄火了。
从总统任期开始，拜登就一直寻求团结全国在与...的斗争中冠状病毒肺炎。他没有用这种方式弥合国家分歧，但他做到了获得广泛的信任感谢他的领导。
这在华盛顿是一个强有力的概念，只要它持续。现在，他的挑战将是在领导一个正在给旧观念增加新担忧的国家的同时继续掌权情况看起来更糟了比他们几周前做的还要多，而且有充分的理由。
与...的关系阿维·哈珀
的复苏新冠肺炎(新型冠状病毒肺炎)不仅危害了正常状态的恢复，还证明在政治上是危险的为了总统。
根据最新消息美国广播公司新闻/益普索民意调查，大约十分之六的美国人现在担心他们或他们认识的人会感染新冠肺炎病毒，拜登对处理大流行的支持率下降了9个百分点，至63%。
主要的健康像拜登的首席医学顾问安东尼·福奇博士这样的专家说案件上升被未接种疫苗的人所驱使。
在许多情况下，最低的地区疫苗接种率都很保守。过去一周，著名的共和党人，如众议员史蒂夫·斯卡利斯和前白宫新闻秘书兼阿肯色州州长候选人莎拉·哈克比·桑德斯有口语的了解他们的疫苗接种经历。
福奇说修改掩蔽指南对于接种疫苗的人来说是”正在积极考虑中”在CNN的一次采访中。
福奇说:“如果你看新病例曲线的拐点，我们正朝着错误的方向前进。
他后来补充说，“全国50%的人没有完全接种疫苗，这是个问题。”
在周五的福克斯新闻上，他被问到增加口罩授权将劝阻人们到接种疫苗。
他说:“接种疫苗不仅仅是要不要戴口罩的问题。“这与比这严重得多的事情有关——那就是让你保持足够的健康，这样你就不会进医院，也不会死。”
小费亚里沙·维尔塞马
日历上说现在仍然是2021年，但是两个最引人注目的政治举行活动的政党领袖周末，似乎一个活跃的竞选季已经开始了。
在他的第一次面对面交流中活动外观自上任以来，拜登对前总统唐纳德·特朗普发表了一些迄今为止最尖锐的批评为长期盟友牵线搭桥和弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的前弗吉尼亚州州长特里·麦考利夫。
拜登说:“特里竞选的这个家伙是唐纳德·特朗普的忠实追随者。”告诉支持者在注意到他“鞭打”特朗普11月在弗吉尼亚。
一天后在亚利桑那州，特朗普继续通过呼吁更多来为他2020年的损失进行辩护所谓的法医审计穿越全国的战场。特朗普似乎也概述了正在进行的党内斗争关于选举结果通过追求亚利桑那州共和党州长道格·杜西，以及参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔和前副总统迈克·彭斯。
尽管特朗普的言辞排队随着这位前总统卸任后一直在说的话，考虑到他的政府普遍不愿意直接攻击他的前任，拜登方面的举动更令人惊讶。修辞上的转变可能指出语气的种类民主党很可能会跟进明年的中期选举。
还有一点
众议院议长南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)表示，她对调查1月6日美国国会大厦袭击事件的两党特别委员会充满信心，尽管众议院少数党领袖凯文·麦卡锡撤回了他对该小组的建议，但她仍在继续努力，增加更多共和党人，众议员亚当·金辛格(Adam Kinzinger)周日下午接受了她的邀请。她说:“也许共和党人无法处理真相，但我们有责任寻求真相，找到真相，并以一种维护美国人民信心的方式。”告诉美国广播公司“本周”主播乔治·斯特凡诺普洛斯。https://abcn.ws/3iR9D2G
Nation's mood dims at critical juncture for Biden agenda: The Note
The TAKE withRick Klein
PresidentJoe Bidenat100 days was celebratinga big legislative win and a bigger potential win for the nation.
Confidence that the pandemic was coming to an end was feeding a national optimism about the year ahead -- a sentiment shared by 64% of Americans in anABC News/Ipsos poll.
Bidenat six monthsis fearing massive legislative paralysis as well as apotential resurgenceof COVID-19. Optimism about the next 12 months has plummeted nearly 20 points in the latest iteration of that poll.
Concerns about thedelta variantare only part of the story. Crime, immigration, inflation -- all are mixing into a potentiallytoxic political stewfor Biden and Democrats as they seek unity and some critical broader deals in the days ahead.
It's been said before, but this could be the week for abipartisan infrastructure packageto come together and a breakthrough on criminal-justice reform is possible as well. It's also plausible that none of those things happen -- and that the Democrat-only budget vehicle stalls, too.
From the start of his presidency, Biden has sought tounite the countryin the fight againstCOVID. He hasn't healed national divisions that way, but he hasgotten broad creditfor his leadership.
That's a powerful notion in Washington,so long as it lasts. Now, his challenge will be to power through while leading a country that's adding new worries to old conceptions -- concerned thatthings are looking bleakerthan they did just weeks ago, and with good reason.
The RUNDOWN withAveri Harper
The resurgence ofCOVID-19is not only jeopardizing the return to normalcy, it's alsoproving politically perilousfor the president.
According to the latestABC News/Ipsos poll, about 6 in 10 Americans are now concerned they or someone they know will become infected with COVID-19 and Biden's approval rating on the handling of the pandemic dropped nine points to 63%.
Leadinghealthexperts like, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to Biden, said theuptick in casesis being driven by the unvaccinated.
In many cases, the areas with the lowestvaccination ratesare conservative. In the past week, prominent Republicans like Rep. Steve Scalise and former White House press secretary and Arkansas gubernatorial candidateSarah Huckabee Sandershavespokenout about their vaccination experiences.
Fauci saidrevising masking guidancefor the vaccinated is "under active consideration" in an interview on CNN.
"We're going in the wrong direction if you look at the inflection of the curve of new cases," said Fauci.
He later added, "50% of the country is not fully vaccinated, that's a problem."
And on Fox News Friday, he was asked ifre-upping mask mandateswilldisincentivize peopletoget vaccinated.
"Getting vaccinated is not just about whether you have to wear a mask or not wear a mask," he said. "It has to do with something much more serious than that -- that is keeping you healthy enough that you don't wind up in the hospital and you don't wind up dead."
The TIP withAlisa Wiersema
The calendar says it's still 2021 but with the two highest-profile politicalparty leaders holding eventsover the weekend, it seemed like an active campaign season is already getting underway.
In his first in-personcampaign appearancesince taking office, Biden voiced some of his most pointed criticisms to date of former President Donald Trump whilestumping for longtime allyand former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe in Arlington, Virginia.
"This guy Terry is running against is an acolyte of Donald Trump for real," Bidentold supportersafter noting that he"whipped" Trumpin Virginia in November.
A day later in Arizona, Trump continued to relitigate his 2020 loss by calling for moreso-called forensic auditsacross the nation's battlegrounds. Trump also appeared to outlineongoing intraparty battlesover the election outcomeby going afterArizona's Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, as well as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Although the rhetoric from Trumpwas in linewith what the former president has been saying since leaving office, the move on Biden's part was more surprising given his administration's general reluctance to directly attack his predecessor. The rhetorical shift couldindicate the kind of toneDemocrats are likely to follow heading into next year's midterms.
ONE MORE THING
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she is confident in the bipartisan select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and, despite House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulling his recommendations for the panel, is moving forward with the addition of more Republicans with Rep. Adam Kinzinger accepting her invitation on Sunday afternoon. "Maybe the Republicans can't handle the truth, but we have a responsibility to seek it, to find it and in a way that maintains the confidence of the American people," shetold ABC "This Week" anchorGeorge Stephanopoulos.https://abcn.ws/3iR9D2G
