Philip Bump
Biden's team is leaning into "Bidenomics." Half of independents hear that and think "tax increases." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/31/biden-economy-2024campaign-bidenomics/
The problem with the ‘Bidenomics’ sales pitch

Yes, the administration wants to tout the resilience of the economy. But the term is encumbered with unrelated negatives.

The Washington Post
Jul 31, 2023 at 7:56pmWeb
Show threadmisomunjeJul 31, 2023

@pbump

Nothing is going to change the fact that republicans and their voters are stupid. Crafting messages to these idiots got us here to begin with it.

Show threadRealworldrjJul 31, 2023
@pbump my take: half the independents are watching Fox News
Show threadMattJul 31, 2023

@Realworldrj @pbump except most most “independents” reliably vote in predictable ways. At least this century, they are more likely to vote republican:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/17/voting-independents-political-parties/

Analysis | Americans like saying they’re independent — while voting as partisans

There’s nothing much new about Gallup’s most recent measure of partisanship.

Washington Post
Show threaddaveeaterJul 31, 2023
@pbump We live in a democracy where candidates constantly have to deal with the reality that half of the electorate is utterly ignorant, and most of them are proud of it. Somehow, I don't think this is what the Founders envisioned.
Show threadCynical RonJul 31, 2023
@pbump Still the prudent move. Forces the MSM to cover the administration's economic policies, which have been a resounding success. Plenty of time before the next election to try to hammer this message home. This was the right time to start.