What little credibility President Joe Biden still enjoys with the electorate took another hit Tuesday with a so-called inflation speech so full of misstatements and misinformation it is hard to know where to begin. …
Biden’s “inflation” speech was mostly a rehash of a series of speeches filled with misstatements that he has delivered in a failed attempt to convince voters that the economy is actually doing much better. Yes, inflation is a problem, but not to worry, he’s got a plan to fix it, if only the “ultra MAGA Republicans” would get out of the way.
Has he won them over? In a word, no.
In the most recent Winning the Issues survey (April 26-28), the president’s job approval on his handling of inflation was at minus 22 (with 34 percent approving and 56 percent disapproving). Digging deeper into voters’ views, the survey found Biden and Democrats are clearly losing the messaging battle on inflation. CONTINUED
David Winston (Winston Group), Roll Call
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