The fight against rising prices has essentially been won. But few in the electorate seem aware.

Summary

President Joe Bidenā€™s economic achievementsā€”lowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturingā€”are largely unrecognized by the public, despite his successes.

His tenure saw landmark legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and major infrastructure investments.

However, Bidenā€™s approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.

Democrats face a ā€œpropaganda problemā€ rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Bidenā€™s accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.

  • pjwestin@lemmy.world
    17Ā·
    3 days ago

    Why did you bother mentioning the 19.2% inflation statistic if weā€™re talking about real wages?

    Mostly so I could point out in the second to last paragraph that if you werenā€™t on the receiving end of that 13% wage increase (as I strongly suspect is the case for many people in GA, PA, WI and NC), then you took a 20% price increase to the face.

    I think the Biden administration did its best to push through the progressive platform that he ran on, and I think that they probably donā€™t get enough credit for that. I think Biden should have been more aggressive with Congress, especially in calling for the abolition of the filibuster early on, but I appreciate how much he did (or tried to do) through executive action. He was especially good on student loans, I honestly expected him to give up on that, but he didnā€™t.

    However, I think both Harris and Biden lost sight of the left-wing populist message that won them the White House in 2020. Harris especially pivoted towards a centrist, ā€œeconomic opportunity,ā€ platform instead of a, ā€œhereā€™s how government will help you,ā€ message. I think small business tax credits and first-time homebuyerā€™s assistance are pretty out of touch when youā€™re trying to win over people who canā€™t afford groceries. She had some policies that were more targeted at the working class, but they were not the centerpiece of the campaign like these middle-class focused proposals.

    That being said, yeah, most of my rage here is being directed at the author of this piece. Glad you liked, ā€œsneering chud,ā€ Iā€™m a little proud of that one.