Summary
President Joe Bidenās economic achievementsālowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturingāare 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, Bidenās approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.
Democrats face a āpropaganda problemā rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Bidenās accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.
I think youāre right about Trump. I think he was a shit-show last time because he didnāt expect to (or, in my opinion, want to) win, and now he has an apparatus that is set up to enable him. Iām very afraid of what a competent fascist movement looks like.
Communication is certainly a problem for Democrats; Trump was able to talk for 3 hours on Rogan, while Harris went on Call Her Daddy for less than s full episode and told a well rehearsed anecdote Iād heard twice before. Theyāre too obsessed with legacy media and polish to sound authentic. But the platform has to come first. If they fix every problem with this campaignās communication in 2028 but run another middle-class opportunity platform with Mark Cuban, they will lose.