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Biden should stop focusing on the economy
MSNBC ^ | 10/1/23 | Michael LaRosa

Posted on 10/02/2023 5:18:58 AM PDT by CFW

It’s understandable, even laudable, that President Joe Biden began his re-election campaign by touting the economic gains the country has made since he’s been president. But he wouldn’t necessarily have to tout them if the impact of those gains were deeply felt by most people. The numbers show that Americans generally are better off than we were when Biden took office. Even so, and despite the “It’s the economy, stupid” message that helped Bill Clinton's campaign win in 1992, if Biden isn’t getting credit for how he’s improved the economy by now, then he won’t get such credit anytime soon.

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Voters are persuaded by powerful contrasts that are simple, straightforward, provocative, and clear. Instead of continuing to champion statistics and investments, Biden, despite his impulse to be a bipartisan peacemaker, should be working to disqualifying the other party and anyone who represents it, including anyone who emerges as its nominee.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: delusions; democrat; economy; inflation
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I got to this article via a link at Real Clear Politics and clicked out of curiosity to see the reasoning behind the headline. After reading the first couple of paragraphs (and reading one of them at least twice to make sure I wasn't mistaken), I double-checked to make sure it wasn't from the Babylon Bee. Nope, it is submitted as an "informed" opinion.

If this is really the opinion of the majority of the democrats, we are so royally screwed that there is very little hope of being unscrewed!

1 posted on 10/02/2023 5:18:58 AM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW
For any liberal / Democrat acquaintances:


2 posted on 10/02/2023 5:26:26 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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“The numbers show”?

What F ing numbers?

Is this guy high?


3 posted on 10/02/2023 5:26:38 AM PDT by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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Thankfully the “economy” isn’t an important issue for a lot of voters haha


4 posted on 10/02/2023 5:26:55 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: CFW

I got dizzy reading it.

Some peoples brains must look like scrambled eggs.

Or is it me ?


5 posted on 10/02/2023 5:29:57 AM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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But {Biden] wouldn’t necessarily have to tout them if the impact of those [economic] gains were deeply felt by most people actually real.

There...fixed it.

6 posted on 10/02/2023 5:30:19 AM PDT by econjack
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Because his standing at podium dementedly screaming about MAGA and “threats to our democracy” doesn’t provoke any disturbing mental images in voters heads.


7 posted on 10/02/2023 5:34:32 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: CFW
Biden, despite his impulse to be a bipartisan peacemaker


8 posted on 10/02/2023 5:39:04 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: DoodleBob; Chode; null and void; Travis McGee; Diogenesis; Red Badger

There was this collection of Joe - Adolph poses after last year’s September 1 debacle - they were going around on cell phones - I didn’t manage to save the pics

The poses were striking - there were 3 or 4 of them


9 posted on 10/02/2023 5:46:18 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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The author was the press secretary for Jill Biden. The entire article reads like a Soviet era article from Pravda. “Citizens rejoice at hours long lines for bread”


10 posted on 10/02/2023 5:47:06 AM PDT by freefdny
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To: DoodleBob

[Biden, despite his impulse to be a bipartisan peacemaker]

The Liberal Media, never, ever stops lying. It’s their natural state.


11 posted on 10/02/2023 5:48:27 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: military cop
“The numbers show”?

What F ing numbers?

Is this guy high?"

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Why the fake economic numbers reported daily by the loyal democrat reporting agencies! That's what f'in numbers he is referring to.

If you review the numbers reported, from everything to inflation to unemployment to manufacturing, the numbers are later revised to better reflect reality. However, even those numbers are lies. If the Feds are depending on those numbers for their rate decisions, they are messing things up either further.

I go to this site to get the economic reports from both the U.S. and other nations.

https://tradingeconomics.com/calendar

At 9:45 this morning, we should get the S&P Global Manufacturing PMI Final for September. The previous month was 47.9. The forecast is for 48.9.

Ignore your lying eyes! Happy Days are here again!

12 posted on 10/02/2023 5:48:31 AM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: freefdny

“The entire article reads like a Soviet era article from Pravda.”


It does doesn’t it?

On a side note, my power just went off at my house. It stayed off about 30 seconds, came back on, flickered, then did a brown-out type thing, then came back on fully.

Now, every dog in the neighborhood is barking. Weird!


13 posted on 10/02/2023 5:51:42 AM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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Americans are not THAT stupid!

you can’t shut down the economy by force and then claim things are better when you finally reluctantly allow things to open back up that you forced closed!


14 posted on 10/02/2023 5:53:20 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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So James Carville is the one who's stupid about the economy. After all he did admit he's “f^&king stupid” on Bill Maher’s tired show.
15 posted on 10/02/2023 5:56:38 AM PDT by DaBroasta ("An armed society is a polite society" Heinlein)
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To: CFW

Biden should stop focusing on the economy they way Jeffrey Dahmer should stop focusing on the menu.


16 posted on 10/02/2023 6:05:29 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
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Good heavens man you forgot the barf alert!


17 posted on 10/02/2023 6:10:15 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington D.C. has become the enemy of free people everywhere!)
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To: CFW

MSNBC aka Many Stupid Nerds Broadcasting Crap


18 posted on 10/02/2023 6:16:01 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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Is MSNBC committing Criminal Fraud by overstating the state of the economy under Biden??
Where is Letitia James on this issue??
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Is MSNBC actively making an Illegal In Kind Political Contribution to Joe Biden with this fraudulent overstatement of our economy??

Where is Letitia James on this FRAUD issue?


19 posted on 10/02/2023 6:23:27 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“Americans are not THAT stupid!”

Um-m ... unfortunately many are. They couldn’t tell you who the POTUS is but are still allowed to vote.


20 posted on 10/02/2023 6:28:09 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Cho Bi Dung and KamalHo are not my leaders.)
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