Bidenomics just had its first birthday, and less than half the country celebrated. The president has to hope that changes by the policy’s second birthday next August, just weeks before the 2024 election. The economy Biden was bequeathed had been ravaged by pandemic disruptions exacerbated by Trump’s erratic response to the crisis, including a screwed-up vaccine distribution system. Against these headwinds, Biden wisely took ownership of the term Bidenomics, which had sprung from the mouths of Republicans as a pejorative. And that, a year from now, a lot more Americans will be up for feting Bidenomics’ second birthday, and voting for its namesake.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 11, 2023 08:01 UTC