What They Are Saying: Dem Response Is A “Fiasco”

The Democratic Party just turned to 72-year old former governor Steve Beshear to give their response to President Trump’s address to Congress, and the media quickly slammed Beshear for giving a clunker of a speech, calling it a “fiasco,” “overcorrecting,” and even comparing it to a “Life Alert” ad. Beshear was so ill prepared for the speech, he even accidentally described himself as a “Republican.”

This Steve Beshear response is a fiasco.

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) March 1, 2017

Beshear seems the choice of a party that couldn't choose a spokesperson tonight.

— Rick Klein (@rickklein) March 1, 2017

can't tell if this is an ad for Life Alert or reverse mortgages

— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) March 1, 2017

Why is Beshear sitting in a diner with no food, no drinks, no nothing, with more than a dozen people — all white — behind him?

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 1, 2017

Could the Democrats really not find a better, more relevant messenger than a *former* governor. No leadership bench at all.

— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) March 1, 2017

this Steve Beshear response is what you call overcorrecting

— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) March 1, 2017

Doddering Old Man Brightest Part Of Democratic Party #JointAddress

— Onion Politics (@OnionPolitics) March 1, 2017

Kinda wondering why Dems couldn't come up with one of their current govs to do this

— Charles Lane (@ChuckLane1) March 1, 2017

Nothing like broadening your party’s appeal by having a 72-year-old FORMER governor speak from a diner with people silently in background.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 1, 2017

Steve Beshear & this format are not good. Like really not good.

— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) March 1, 2017

Still can't get over "I'm a proud Democrat, but first and foremost I'm a proud Republican and Democrat and mostly American."

— Jeremy Pelzer (@jpelzer) March 1, 2017