Incumbent presidents can’t run away from the economy.

The single most common criticism of President Biden’s reelection campaign is that he made a ghastly error by branding his policies “Bidenomics.” Americans think the economy is terrible, and Democrats have been begging the president to stop branding himself as the architect of something that people hate.

I think this advice is wrong. Biden needs to change the public’s view on the economy if he’s going to win.

  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    103·
    8 months ago

    Idk how the DNC can pitch that everything is actually good when most everyone I know is complaining about higher prices everywhere, some things costing double what they did before the pandemic, higher rents and stagnant wages.

    If they want to change the public’s view on the economy, it may be necessary to alter the economy in a way that benefits the masses in a tangible way.

      • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        141·
        8 months ago

        Buddy, I dunno how to tell you or the DNC that data doesn’t change the lived experiences and material realities of voters.

        This is the exact issue with the DNC campaign.

        Everyone I know is struggling more today then they were at the start of the Biden administration. A vast majority of them see Trump as a nonstarter, but that doesn’t mean they’re happy with Biden in the least.

        • Pissnpink@feddit.uk
          3·
          8 months ago

          Hey pal, the thing about data is it includes more information then only your lived experience. You may feel your experience is the reality for all voters, but no, that’s your own experience. This is a big country buddy.

          • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            2·
            8 months ago

            This is far from a unique opinion. There’s people in this thread telling the same story and I’ve heard it dozens of times from people in all walks of life.

            If the DNC is facing an issue where people feel worse off, waving a CNN article in their face and saying “no you’re not” isn’t effective messaging in any way.

            The Democrats are wildly out of touch with working class Americans and the only reason their geriatric candidates have a chance is because the other party are a smattering of Fascists demagogues. Biden is a shit candidate and yet we’re stuck with him.