Voters Never Expected Much of Biden
null By James FreemanUpdated Dec. 21, 2023 5:13 pm ETDemocratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden campaigns in Cedar Falls, Iowa in January of 2020. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesConservatives note the President’s inflation-inducing spending binge and chaotic border policies and wonder why his lousy poll numbers aren’t even worse. Liberals note a growing economy with low unemployment and figure that eventually the public’s low opinion of him will have to improve. But maybe the pace of inflation and economic growth in 2024 won’t be the deciding factors in his re-election attempt. Jack Shafer writes in Politico:Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8About this articleBest of the Web Today“Best of the Web” highlights the most interesting and important stories of the day—often suggested by readers—and also features constructive media criticism and sometimes even poetry. It appears every weekday online
Updated Dec. 21, 2023 5:13 pm ET
Conservatives note the President’s inflation-inducing spending binge and chaotic border policies and wonder why his lousy poll numbers aren’t even worse. Liberals note a growing economy with low unemployment and figure that eventually the public’s low opinion of him will have to improve. But maybe the pace of inflation and economic growth in 2024 won’t be the deciding factors in his re-election attempt.
Jack Shafer writes in Politico:
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About this article
James Freeman is assistant editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and author of the weekday Best of the Web column. He is the co-author of "Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts and Bailouts at Citi," recognized as a New York Times Editors' Choice and a Financial Times Business Book of the Month. He is a contributor to the Fox News Channel and a host of "Deep Dive" on Fox Nation. Before joining the Journal in September 2007, James served as investor advocate at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he encouraged the transformation of financial reporting technology to benefit individual investors. He is a graduate of Yale.
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