The worst-kept secret in Washington is out – but at 80, and with low approval ratings, the president faces challenges in his re-election bid
numbers are notably low – now more than 10 points underwater – yet the arrogance quotient at the White House is exceedingly high.
Now the good news. Biden supporters can argue he is one of the most underrated presidents, Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama’s John F Kennedy: less elegant or eloquent but more substantially productive. At home, with a narrow majority in Congress, Biden achieved big legislative wins: coronavirus relief, a bipartisan infrastructure law, legislation boosting computer-chip production and a historic climate, healthcare and tax plan.
While these accomplishments have not translated to polling, they did appear to help Democrats in last year’s midterm elections, a campaign Biden closed with speeches about
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