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.

  • cultsuperstar@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I think to some extent, Kamala said exactly how she planned on making things better. Trump didnā€™t say anything, and as usual had no plans. He still got elected. I saw an article last week about Trump saying not saying what his plans were helped him. What sense does that make, when a guy like Trump, whoā€™s never had a plan or a rational suggestion to anything (ā€œletā€™s nuke the hurricanes!ā€), can not say a damn thing about what his policies would be and still get elected? That tells me the Dems were drastically out of touch.

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      3 days ago

      Dem technocrats are drastically out of touch and donā€™t realize how much aggrivement towards the status quo and desire for change there really is. Trump doesnā€™t do policy and it doesnā€™t matter because the people donā€™t care about policy either. We live in turbulent times, and thereā€™s a groundswell of support for a nebulous ā€˜changeā€™. Trump positioned himself as anti-establishment, persecuted, and radical in a way that was appealing enough to retain his voter base. Meanwhile, Harrisā€™ institutionalism, focus on incrementalist policy, and boring rhetoric failed to galvanize support.

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        2 days ago

        Spot on. When times are bad (whether actually true, or simply perceived that way) it should come as no surprise that the people voted for a change. Trump is the embodiment of ā€œanti-establishmentā€. Progressives must take back the party from Neoliberals.

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      To some extent, yes, but it wasnā€™t the forefront of her campaign. She talked about greedflation and had a plan for price-capping groceries, but they should have been attacking this point from 2022, not the tail end of the campaign. She was far more focused on middle-class issues and an, ā€œopportunity economy,ā€ than the dire financial conditions of the working class.