I will say again what I've been saying for some time. The problem is the economy. Costs are way up. This has been going on a long time with a rise. Something should have been done and more still can be done. If nothing gets done about it, Biden will lose.
No. The problem is that people are extremely ignorant when it comes to economics. Inflation has dropped significantly since Biden took office and inflation has been a global problem, due to many circumstances, that the president has no control over. Inflation is now down to a little over 3%, but prices are unlikely to ever go back to where they were 3 or 4 years ago. Ignorant people blame presidents for all kinds of things they have no control over. It works both ways. Gas prices were unusually low during part of the Trump presidency. A lot of it had to do with the pandemic. People weren't driving that much, so they weren't buying as much gas. But, people don't seem to understand the basic principle of supply and demand. A president has little control over most things related to the economy. I've heard people say, that prices were so much lower when Trump was president. But, prices haven't been going up much lately and some things like eggs, milk and gas have dropped recently. I just filled up the car with gas for 2.89/gallon. I remember when gas was as high as 4.50 a gallon, back in the 80s for awhile. The Fed controls interest rates, not the president. In fact, I read an article the other day that suggested that the Fed might be inadvertently helping Trump win and should they be concerned. The Fed is supposed to be apolitical, so I doubt anything will change.
Another problem is that those on the right tell insane lies about Biden and other Democrats. For example, referring to Biden as a criminal, when Trump is an actual criminal. Trump said this weekend that Biden is letting in people from prisons and mental hospitals. He said it as if Biden was standing on the Mexican border asking Mexico to release their prisoners so they could come here. Sadly, too many people believe these lies, insane as they are. Trump constantly projects his own weaknesses and crimes on others.
Richard Engle made a good point this morning when Joe Scarborough asked him why people like Trump win elections. He said it was all about charisma. While we don't see it, lots of people see Trump as having a strong charismatic personality, so they prefer him over someone who is simply a decent, hard working person who is doing his best for the country. Biden is just too boring for some people. They want excitement and controversy and they get it from Trump.
One positive thing I read this morning is that a lot of the Trump supporters said, while they don't care about the inditement, if Trump is found guilty of a crime, they won't vote for him, So, let's go Fanni Wallis and Jack Smith. Let's get his guy convicted ASAP. Of moue
Trump pretends to be a Christian and he also pretends to care about poor white people. Too many of these people have been suckered into the cult. They probably won't change their vote, but there are a lot who are just pissed off right now for a lot of reasons. For example, they are blaming Biden for what Bibi is doing, despite the fact that Biden and his administration have been trying to reason with Bibi. But, Bibi is a far right maniac, who can't be reasoned with. These people act as if Biden started the invasion of Gaza and he fully supports the maniacal attacks on the citizens of Gaza. Nothing could be further from the truth. Biden is between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the madness going on over there and it's not easy to try to support a long time ally, while also condemning the actions of the leader of that country.
Trump is obviously exhibiting symptoms of mental illness, including early dementia. He's almost the same age as Biden, but more than half of Americans think Biden is too old, but Trump is not, despite the fact that Trump can't even remember who he ran against in 2020 etc. He's a pathological liar, yet people don't seem to believe that. It's crazy, but I guess it's how other insane autocrats came to power and I guess Americans are too dumb to understand that they are helping destroy what's left of our democratic system.
Biden's team needs to get more aggressive when it comes to this campaign. Republicans have been doing this shit since Reagan. There's a reason why the Dems are sometimes called bleeding heart liberals. They are too nice to do what must be done if they want to defeat Trump. Enough ranting for now.
