But the GOP, still reeling from Trump, faces a problem: Biden’s policies are very popular

“Even my counties back in Indiana are happy, which is a very conservative area,” Braun said. "I think the spending part of it was smart politically because they put a sugar high out there"
Dems believe that they risk losing control of Congress if they don't act and pass the kinds of things Biden is proposing.

"This could be a very different midterm than what we’ve experienced, the see-saw, over the last 20 years," Heinrich said
(Obvious response to the latter point: ACA and the 2010 midterms)
It might be too early for a similar Tea Party-like movement to bubble up under Biden. But Obama faced nationwide Tea Party protests already at this point in his presidency --- in April 2009. Protesters even threw tea bags at the WH lawn.
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