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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.

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[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think Biden needs to hire a better PR team. He has a lot of really nice accomplishments under his term, but the general public hasn't heard about most of them. People remember how he forced rail workers to work instead of strike, but they don't know that he got them benefits afterwards. He has certainly not been perfect, but there is a lot of good to talk about, and it's not happening well enough.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Hard for people to know any of that when the media never cares to report on it.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Also, not Trump is a pretty damn good reason to vote for him.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I think the normalcy of not having a ranting and raving country under an Autocrat is really the biggest selling point.

[–] whatupwiththat@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

how bout that minimum wage? How about Cannabis legalization? Election Day a Federal Holiday... ANY OF THESE WILL DO or ALL!!!

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How about something that doesn't need approval by the House?

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I disagree. Trying to gaslight me about how I'm actually better off now, I'm just too stupid to realize it or whatever is really not helping. We were just starting to feel middle class for the first time last year or so, and now that's gone. I'm not asking for a lot, I don't want a boat or a lifted F-250, I just want to be able to take the kids to do fun stuff (not Disney, fuck that) before they grow up without wondering how we'll ever financially recover from it. Shit be whack right now, and I'd appreciate the messaging coming from the Biden campaign a lot more if they'd acknowledge that instead of pretending that Bidenomics has been a roaring success that ended poverty and moved everybody into the middle class. The only thing that messaging is doing is making me feel like I got left behind, which, as a Millennial, I've got to say that I wouldn't be surprised, just disappointed.

Look, I know that Biden didn't cause the mess, but how am I supposed to believe that he can address the situation if he won't even recognize it for what it is?

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't remember him saying that everyone's out of poverty and everyone's in moved into the middle class. So if you're getting that message it's not coming from him.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay, I'm being hyperbolic, but the messaging is that the economy is all of the following

  • working great

  • for average Americans

  • And doing better now than it was two years ago.

The third claim, I guess there's some room for because of lockdowns and all that, but I really don't see the first two. I just don't. Not that I think Trump will be better; he'll be far worse ofc, but I don't see a meaningful positive impact from Bidenomics in my life, nor in the lives of the people I know. So, like I said before, this really just feels kinda like straight up lying from my POV.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don’t see a meaningful positive impact from Bidenomics in my life, nor in the lives of the people I know.

Nailed it. Maybe the economy is doing great if you're one of those folks who can afford a lifted F-250 and trips to Disney, but I'm not one of those people and I don't know anyone who is. The next car I buy will probably be over five years old and last week I took the kids through an automated car wash as a treat.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Going to the car wash as a treat really nails the vibe for me. I hope things get better for you guys soon.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

That's the neat thing, they're better than they've ever been and it's still like this. Shit just keeps getting more expensive.

[–] kttnpunk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I don't think Biden was the right choice in the first place, his presidency has only killed momentum/progress on the left and made democrats look as useless, apathetic and unabashedly corrupt as republicans.

[–] Melkath@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago

And now Democrats have Genocide! TM, hope you got Haliburton stock! - Modern lib... erm... progressives.

[–] Melkath@kbin.social -4 points 2 years ago

The single most common criticism of President Biden’s reelection campaign is that he made a ghastly error by branding his policies “Bidenomics.”

I'd say he has taken at least a bit more criticism for the genocide.