He’s calling his strategy “Bidenomics,” and it’s already become a central theme of his coming reelection campaign. But even though most voters consider it a strike against him, it’s smart politics for Biden to claim ownership of the economy. Hence “Bidenomics,” a brassy way to claim authorship of a recovery most voters don’t see yet. “I would have liked more of a narrative about Joe Biden, Inflation Fighter,” said Will Marshall, president of the moderate Progressive Policy Institute. What matters isn’t how Bidenomics looks now, it’s how it looks a year from now, when voters are making up their minds.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 25, 2023 03:54 UTC