Summary

President Joe Biden’s economic achievements—lowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturing—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, Biden’s approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.

Democrats face a “propaganda problem” rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Biden’s accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    …no.

    The DNC brain trust thought they could get away with ignoring an absolutely fucking HUGE part of their base. And they were fucking WRECKED for it.

    Trump got just about the same number of votes as he did in the last election. Harris got 11M less votes than Biden got. ELEVEN. MILLION. PEOPLE. STAYED THE FUCK HOME. BECAUSE THEY SAW THE ESTABLISHMENT CIRCLEJERK. AND HARRIS FUCKING LEANED INTO IT. AND IGNORED THE VERY FUCKING REAL LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS GETTING HOLLOWED OUT, AND THE LOWER CLASS CONTINUING TO GET CRUSHED TO DEATH.

    And now we get to listen to pundits and DNC leadership and Biden admin people and Harris campaign people circlejerk themselves about how it wasn’t their fault, it was those goddamn progressives and the stupid Arab Americans who cared about Gaza too much.

    Genuinely: fuck all the way off with that narrative. the Democratic Party snatched this defeat from the jaws of victory. There was a path to victory. They simply didn’t fucking take it.

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      I dunno been a republican and democrat voter throughout my life. The dnc did the right thing time by pointing democracy itself was on the line

      Apparently we have enough people in this country who simply cannot appreciate the rights we have.

      A bunch of really dumb Americanare about to realize what truly was on the line this time around.

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        9 days ago

        You’re kinda missing the point of what I’m trying to say.

        The total number of Trump voters barely moved. As a fraction of the total populace, it actually probably slightly decreased.

        The total number of Democratic voters decreased by like 12%.

        The DNC alienated their own base. People stayed home, and it made a difference.

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        I dunno been a republican and democrat voter throughout my life. The dnc did the right thing time by pointing democracy itself was on the line

        By forcing a candidate down our throats that no one voted for