President Biden, his team and some of his most prominent supporters convinced themselves of a fairy tale — that a major part of Biden’s 2020 victory was the political skill of the former vice president and his top advisers. Believing that hype and clinging to it are one of the main reasons that Biden’s presidency is, in my view, a disappointment right now — he is downplaying and even attacking progressive goals he once encouraged and refusing to strongly align with those who voted for him amid against a right-wing assault against them; but his poll numbers are dismal and his agenda stalled, with conservative and moderate voters and lawmakers not rewarding his attempts at being centrist. CONTINUED
Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post
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