Why Bidenomics Doesn’t Work For Biden
Biden’s not being given credit for improving the economy.
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript has been lightly edited.
nrakich Nathaniel Rakich is a senior elections analyst. For many years, the economy was seen as a huge liability in President Biden’s reelection attempt. Inflation reached a peak of 9.1 per cent in last June. Gas prices were above $5 per gallon in the same month. In the second quarter 2022, gross domestic product actually declined by 0.6 percent. In a Quinnipiac University survey conducted in July 2022, only 28 percent approved of Biden’s handling of the economy.
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