Throughout his political career, President Joe Biden has unfailingly presented himself as a product – and champion – of the middle class. As president, he has relentlessly touted his economic plan as a “blue-collar blueprint” to rebuild America and highlighted the number of new jobs tied to his signature policy […] Read more »
Why Biden Just Can’t Shake Trump in the Polls
Like so many bands of wind and rain, hurricane-strength squalls of bad news have battered former President Donald Trump all year. Since April, he’s been indicted four times, on 91 separate felony charges, compared with zero counts for all of his White House predecessors. … President Joe Biden, by contrast, […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters feel Bidenomics making things worse
As President Joe Biden promotes Bidenomics, here are five takeaways on the economy from a new Fox News national survey. – The share of voters feeling dissatisfied with how things are going in the country is up 17 points since Biden took office. – Eight in 10 say the economy […] Read more »
Economic perceptions continue to be a weak spot for Biden
President Biden’s approval ratings have remained low since earlier this summer, with 42% approving of his handling of his job as president overall and just 36% approving of his handling of the economy. Forty-two percent also rate his handling of foreign policy as good. The AP-NORC poll conducted in June […] Read more »
The economy is getting better. Why isn’t Biden getting any credit?
One year after passing the Inflation Reduction Act, President Joe Biden spent the last few days traveling across the West touting this legislation focused on improving the economy. At the same time, new economic numbers continue to paint a promising picture of the economy, with lower overall inflation than last […] Read more »
Comparing “Morning in America” with 2023
… Survey after survey shows that Americans see the current economy in a very negative light. I wrote a post a week ago trying to think about why Americans might be so upset about the economy, when indicators like unemployment, wages, and inflation have all turned up in the last […] Read more »