The NY Times has a piece that fronts that the American President IS doing better that other world leaders with his people…
Biden primed the pump with spending money that keep a dormant stricken economy going….
(Trump did virtually nothing except make sure his name was on his admin stimulus checks…At the end of his term America went into a recession that Biden had drop in his lap)
But businesses , after losing money raised their prices and haven’t dialed them back ….
Americans are working harder to pay those prices and are NOT happy about that….
And Republicans HAVE worked hard in Congress to cap Biden post Pandemic help for Americans…
All the ‘Good Economy’ stuff just bounces off them….
And gets Biden little support….
Oh, Trump was talking about getting rid of INCOME TAXES?
Something even Republicans won’t do…..
Polls show that Americans continue to favor Mr. Biden’s opponent, former President Donald J. Trump, on economic issues. Often, they indicate that only relatively small slices of the electorate believe Mr. Biden’s policies have helped them or their family financially.
At the same time, though, the stimulus may be lifting Mr. Biden’s chances for November in ways that pollsters rarely ask about.
Economists say the relief package, along with stimulus measures Mr. Trump signed into law in 2020, has helped accelerate America’s recovery from the pandemic recession. The United States has grown and added jobs in a way that no other wealthy nation has experienced after the pandemic.
Supporters of Mr. Biden, and the law, say that enhanced growth has helped the president remain better positioned electorally than his counterparts across Europe. Many European leaders have seen their popularity plummet, and some have suffered party losses in recent elections or are facing the likelihood that voters will soon kick them out of power.
Price increases continue to weigh on Mr. Biden’s approval ratings, and it is unclear whether he will win a second term. But he remains more popular than the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and other allies. America’s rapid economic growth and low unemployment rate, bolstered by the stimulus, could help explain that divergence….
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After initially cheering the stimulus as a political and economic slam dunk, Mr. Biden now finds himself forced to defend it in speeches to key voting blocs, like Black Americans. He is blaming corporations for persistent price increases and calling out Republicans for not renewing some of the law’s benefits, like an enhanced tax credit for parents that lasted only one year.
Mr. Biden is also struggling to remind voters that some of the pandemic aid they relied on came from the stimulus package that he — not Mr. Trump — signed into law. While Mr. Trump insisted that his signature appear on checks that went to individuals, Mr. Biden did not include his name on the payments.
“Trump takes credit for sending all the pandemic relief checks alone,” Mr. Biden said at a campaign event in Philadelphia late last month. “It’s a lie.”
With the help of Black lawmakers in Congress, Mr. Biden added, he and Vice President Kamala Harris “passed legislation to deliver more checks in the pockets to millions of Americans, including Black Americans — $1,400 checks from the American Rescue Plan we passed, and then $300 a month per child per family through the child tax credit, which cut child poverty in half for Black families. And I’m going to get it reinstated in the second term.”
Biden aides say he will amplify that messaging in the weeks to come. “It will become increasingly evident who was responsible for passing these vital policies and who unanimously voted against them,” said Gene Sperling, a senior adviser to Mr. Biden who oversaw spending from the package.
Much of the reaction to the plan follows the deep political divisions of the country…..
Note….
Much of Joe Biden’s continuing political problems HAS BEEN his reluctance to make sure he gets HIS MESSAGE out to the public….
Only now is he beginning to0 try to increase media engagement ….
He is dealing with a guy who loves the spotlight and lies…..
Biden though just doing a good job was enough….
Just ‘doing the right thing’ in the background don’t get it….
He was wrong….
He’s got 5 months to get better …..
Biden’s Stimulus Still Working Through Economy
New York Times: “The American Rescue Plan, which the Biden administration created and Democrats passed in March 2021, has fueled discontent among voters, in sometimes paradoxical ways. Some Americans blame the law, which included direct checks to individuals, for helping to fuel rapid inflation. Others appear upset that its relief to people, businesses and school districts was short-lived.”
“At the same time, though, the stimulus may be lifting Mr. Biden’s chances for November in ways that pollsters rarely ask about…”
“Supporters of Mr. Biden, and the law, say that enhanced growth has helped the president remain better positioned electorally than his counterparts across Europe. Many European leaders have seen their popularity plummet, and some have suffered party losses in recent elections or are facing the likelihood that voters will soon kick them out of power… He remains more popular than the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and other allies. America’s rapid economic growth and low unemployment rate, bolstered by the stimulus, could help explain that divergence.”