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lees1975

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11. Oh, come on. Stop trying to explain this away.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:04 AM

Dec 30

Nobody knew anything about Bidenomics. There was a failure to communicate anything the Biden administration was doing, successfully by the way, to fight inflation which was what cause people to vote GOP. The Biden administration was somehow unable, either through their own ineffectiveness, or because the media was too busy covering everything Trump to get their message out there.

I am wondering if someone will come up with research to show how covered up the Biden administration was by media coverage of Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump. It has to be some kind of historic record. We didn't lose by anywhere near enough votes for this academic explanation to be correct.

We did a lot of things wrong, including that three week period of caterwauling, pearl clutching and screeching over the debate between Biden and Trump. We're still paying too much attention to political tradition and protocols that cost us at the polls. We should have stuck with the original plan, for Biden to be a transitional president, and focused on a reform candidate from the start.

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Why did Bidenomics fail to deliver at the polls? - WaPo [View all] question everything Dec 29 OP

Uninformed populace doesn't understand 'economics.' elleng Dec 29 #1

No, you do not understand. I had a discussion with another DUer recently raising a similar comments question everything Dec 29 #2

Got it, and my statement stands, maybe should be 'NO ONE' undestands. elleng Dec 29 #4

This. Plus media choosing to focus on Biden's age, gaffes, tulipsandroses Dec 29 #3

Yes! elleng Dec 29 #5

Inflation. Unemployment doesn't count unless doc03 Dec 29 #6

Inflation was in double digits and rising in 1980 Fiendish Thingy Dec 29 #9

People are reminded daily how expensive everything is after the 20% inflation that occurred in 2021-23 MichMan Dec 30 #16

Inflation goes down but prices never go down doc03 Dec 30 #25

That's right, the capitalists find out what the market will be and that's what they charge Walleye Dec 30 #26

Harris didnt actually run on Bidenomics ColinC Dec 29 #7

Likely because the term polled so bad MichMan Dec 30 #15

Regardless, the article says it lost "at the polls" ColinC Dec 30 #18

Pretty hard for the sitting VP to not run on the economy of the administration she is part of. MichMan Dec 30 #20

It isnt if you dont make ads about it or talk about it in your speeches ColinC Dec 30 #24

I think it was lack of advertising. Just my thoughts, no proof. Bang home the good stuff over and over... mitch96 Dec 29 #8

I think the subject line of the OP is a bit limited. Chemical Bill Dec 29 #10

Oh, come on. Stop trying to explain this away. lees1975 Dec 30 #11

To be fair, a big percentage of trump media attention was over rape, fraud, insurrection, lies, obstruction, etc., Silent Type Dec 30 #13

In the, say, 6 months before the election? dpibel Dec 30 #17

Not the media I watch. It was on part of every hour from moment charges or civil suits were filed. Silent Type Dec 30 #19

What charges or civil suits were filed in that time frame? dpibel Dec 30 #21

Puppies and unicorns don't work Historic NY Dec 30 #12

Too many politicians believe the way to reach the working class is at union halls. MichMan Dec 30 #14

I stopped reading at this part: Blue_Tires Dec 30 #22

Bidenomics didn't deliver at the polls because Blue_Tires Dec 30 #23

Yep. All the postmortem analysis I have seen ignores the fact that America won't elect a woman as president Walleye Dec 30 #27

This won't be popular to say here, but trying to coin "Bidenomics" was an awful mistake. bearsfootball516 Dec 30 #28

This is rich . . . Scubamatt Dec 30 #29