President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon is slated to deliver what the White House has billed as a “major economic address on Bidenomics vs. MAGAnomics,” with the speech coming as polls show most Americans disapprove of his handling of the U.S. economy.
Bernstein said that GOP lawmakers support “unfair taxes” and “increased costs for families,” and said that Biden will “highlight what’s at stake for families as fiscal and budget debates take center stage in the weeks and months ahead.” Other polls have had similar findings, with one from the Wall Street Journal revealing that three in five voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of the economy, while 63% don’t like how he has handled inflation.Charlie Cook, founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said in a National Journal column earlier this week that it’s “hard to look at recent survey data and not question whether his re-election bid really is such a good idea.