Part of me has a nagging suspicion that you are right. Let's face it, Biden has messed up the border, Afghanistan, Covid, the economy, energy, and much much more. The MSM can't exactly spin it any other way. So, they swallow the sh!t sandwich and hope that Joe Biden only drools on himself half as much in 2022 than he did in 2021.
Then the media will regale us with stories of how Joe Biden is 'hitting his stride'.