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Black & Latino voters don’t trust Biden economy

Of all the difficult questions Democrats face ahead of 2024, two storylines are particularly confounding. The first is the economy: Most Americans are still pretty pissed about its state, even though economists can point to plenty of positive indicators. And the second is in the polling: Joe Biden continues to underperform among Black and Latino […]

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Biden’s economy looks good on paper, but we’re not feeling it

The United States economy is finally showing signs of significant improvement, much to the relief of President Joe Biden, but one area has challenged a total economic victory for his administration. Last week, the Commerce Department announced surprisingly strong numbers for the second quarter of 2023. Gross domestic product (GDP), adjusted for inflation, grew beyond […]

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Fact checking Biden’s lies praising ‘Bidenomics’

President Joe Biden promised a “fundamental break” with “trickle-down economics” in a speech on Wednesday in which he relied on a number of misleading claims to make his point. Touting “Bidenomics,” the White House’s name for its economic agenda heading into the 2024 race, Biden floated a plan that would involve spending more taxpayer money […]