Jeff Jarvis
Oh, boy, I thought: a good headline for Biden without a contrary clause in it. That's what subheds are for.
Aug 1, 2023 at 7:29pmWeb
Show threadJeff JarvisAug 1, 2023
"National opinion polls still show a sour economic mood..."
Well why might that be? Will journalists ever be self-reflective enough to acknowledge their impact on polls and supposed mood?
Journalism is more and more just a self-fulfilling prophesy.
Show threadJoshAug 1, 2023

@jeffjarvis
The GOP platform of 1952 read in part, "[Democrats] claim prosperity but the appearance of economic health is created by war expenditures, waste and extravagance, planned emergencies, and war crises. They have debauched our money by cutting in half the purchasing power of our dollar." - https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/republican-party-platform-1952

During the greatest US GDP growth in history - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_economic_expansions_in_the_United_States

Then Eisenhower won and kicked off a two year recession - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recession_of_1953

Same old story ...

Republican Party Platform of 1952 | The American Presidency Project

Show threadRealworldrjAug 1, 2023
@jeffjarvis expect to hear this: “YOU DON’T KNOW HOW JOURNALISM WORKS”
Show threadtoxtethogradyAug 1, 2023
@jeffjarvis If perceptions start to match reality, Biden's standing will improve markedly in the polls...
Show threadJohn RigsbyAug 2, 2023
@toxtethogrady @jeffjarvis and right now is not a bad time to be down in the polls. The administration has for a long time known it has a messaging problem. Its high time they fixed that and there is plenty of time left.
Show threadRyan FraleyAug 2, 2023
@jeffjarvis NYT Pitchbot gonna pitchbot