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Democrats keep doing surprisingly well in special elections. The party’s most vulnerable Senate incumbents are running ahead of their rivals in key battleground states. One of Democrats’ signature issues — reproductive rights — has repeatedly proved a winning message.

And yet Joe Biden is struggling to pull even with Donald Trump.

It’s another ominous sign for the president: Even as other Democrats are running strong, the party’s down-ballot successes aren’t translating into momentum at the top of the ticket. Biden trails Trump in many of the states he needs to win to keep the White House. His job approval is underwater. And the coalition of voters that ushered him into office four years ago is fraying.

“Democrats are enthusiastic about trying to win the Senate and trying to win the House,” said Neil Oxman, a Pennsylvania-based Democratic strategist.

And they’re “not enthusiastic about Biden’s reelection,” Oxman said. “Period.”

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Biden's biggest problem is definitely Biden.

1992:
Public: "THE ECONOMY SUCKS!"
Bush: "Read my lips... no... new... taxes..."
Clinton: (Bites lip) "I feel your pain!"

2024:
Public: "THE ECONOMY SUCKS!"
Biden: "What are you talking about, Jack? The economy is better than it's ever been!"

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 22 points 3 months ago

It's a tough position to be in. He came in with 2 years of apocalypse to undo, and 45 years of neoliberal betrayal and exploitation to contend with, and he actually made a significant amount of progress in the face of those obstacles; so as a result I'm sure when he hears "Biden sucks on the economy, we want Trump back, those were great days and nothing good has happened since then" from news networks to whom unions and manufacturing jobs mean nothing in terms of economic priority, he wants to push back on it

But you're not wrong about the optics of trying to tell anyone things are good for working people in America

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you're making an argument you think you are here. Clinton felt your pain and then he deregulated the banking industry to the point that we have many of the problems we have today. Not to mention his dismantling of social programs . Clinton's only second to Reagan among presidents who are the cause of many of our current economic woes.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Clinton felt the pain to get elected. What he did AFTER being elected is totally different.

Biden can't get re-elected if he continues belittling voter complaints.