Democratic Voters Face Financial Reality of Bidenomics

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Democratic Voters Face Financial Reality of Bidenomics

Mediaite reported that a Financial Times/University of Michigan poll revealed widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden's economic performance, including among Democrats. Thirty-one percent of Democrats feel financially worse off since his presidency began, while only 24% believe their position has improved. I wonder if that’s just people with the last name Biden?

Overall, 16% say they're better off, 32% worse off, and 23% in a “much” worse financial position. Additionally, 33% believe Biden's policies have very detrimentally affected the economy. Inflation is identified as the top economic concern.

Mediaite added:

Despite the dismal results of the poll, which also showed Biden’s overall approval rating underwater by 19%, the Democratic Party’s X account promoted the president’s effort to chalk the state of the economy up to “Bidenomics at work” by touting the average number of jobs created per month under the last six presidents.

While Biden does perform better than his predecessors under that metric, critics have pointed out that it’s a misleading statistic given the twin facts that the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic immediately preceded his presidency and the fact that the vaccines developed under the Trump administration were released to the public soon after Biden was sworn into office.

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