President Joe Biden has maintained impressive unity among Western allies in leading the strong coordinated response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
At home, Biden has gratified Democratic campaign strategists lately with tactical adjustments. He smacked away the far left’s counterproductive “defund the police” slogan in his State of the Union address. He has more aggressively promoted accomplishments like the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Last week, he slapped a “Putin’s price hike” label on the rising cost of gasoline.
And what will it get him politically in midterm elections for Congress this fall? Probably not much. CONTINUED
John Harwood, CNN
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