Whoopi Goldberg to Democrats: Stop Fighting Each Other and 'Get Your Stuff Together'

Whoopi Goldberg used her seat on "The View" to scold Democrats over infighting about congressional leadership, telling them to get their stuff together, Fox News reported. Fox reported she urged the party to focus on gas prices and SNAP food benefits instead.

The Independent reported that Goldberg delivered a blunt rebuke, telling Democrats she did not want to hear their quarrels right now. The Daily Mail reported she begged the "blue tsunami" Democrats to avoid infighting once they get to Washington and to clean house.

Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in last week's midterms. Instead of a victory lap, the party has spent the days since arguing in public about who should lead it. Liberal and moderate members, union leaders and activists have all weighed in, and the fights have played out on cable news and social media.

That is what Goldberg was reacting to. Her message, as Fox News described it, was that voters sent Democrats to Washington to deal with the cost of living, not to fight over offices.

Not everyone on the right was cheering her. NewsBusters argued that Goldberg's real complaint was that the infighting was happening in public, where voters can see it, and accused the show of working to protect the Democratic Party's image for its audience. The View has long been one of the most influential platforms on daytime television for Democratic politicians, and its hosts rarely hide their politics.

Still, it is not often that conservatives find themselves nodding along with Whoopi Goldberg. On this point, she is right, and her advice applies to both parties. Voters care about what they pay at the pump, at the grocery store and for rent. They do not care much about who sits in which leadership office, and they have little patience for politicians who seem more interested in their own careers than in the bills families are paying.

Republicans, who lost badly last week, have their own soul-searching to do. Both parties would do well to remember that the voters who swing elections are not watching the inside games in Washington. They are watching their bank accounts, and they will remember who delivered for them.

Watch how Democratic leaders handle the next few weeks. A party that takes power with a fresh mandate has a short window to show voters what it will do. If the infighting continues into January, Goldberg's warning will look prescient. If Democrats deliver results on prices, voters may forget the squabbles quickly. Either way, the clock started on Election Night.