Would you trust a Democrat to build a bridge?
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland acknowledged that Democrats face a 'results' problem rather than a 'messaging' problem, citing the troubled Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuilding project as evidence. The project's cost has ballooned from $1.8 billion to $5.2 billion, and construction has been halted despite earlier promises for completion by 2028. Moore's remarks highlight broader criticisms of Democratic leadership, with parallels drawn to other high-profile failures in California and at the federal level.
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Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) became possibly the first Democratic politician in history to admit that Democrats have a “results” problem, not a “messaging” problem. And then, he set out to prove himself right. Maryland has canceled a construction contract for its rebuilding project of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The rebuilding project has already surged from $1.8 billion to $5.2 billion, and this new setback will push the rebuilding completion deeper into the future. This means the rebuild is currently frozen just before the actual rebuilding part of the project, which Moore promised would be finished by 2028.
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