Summary
President Joe Bidenās economic achievementsālowering inflation, reducing gas prices, creating jobs, and boosting manufacturingāare largely unrecognized by the public, despite his successes.
His tenure saw landmark legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and major infrastructure investments.
However, Bidenās approval ratings remain low, attributed to inflation backlash, weak communication, and a media landscape prone to misinformation.
Democrats face a āpropaganda problemā rather than a policy failure, with many voters likely to credit incoming President Trump for Bidenās accomplishments due to partisan messaging and social media dynamics.
One angle that might explain the lack of media coverage on a win for the working class against the interest of capital owners is that the media itself, at least the mainstream slice of it, is owned by the capitalist class.
MSM will cover things if they think itāll bring in more ratings. You see it with how many news outlets are treating the upcoming Trump administration. For Cons, theyāre banking on a viewer base thatāll be more interested in Trump coverage. For Dems, theyāre banking on a viewer base thatāll be more hateful and agree of Trump coverage.
So when you have wins for the working class that Bidenās administration directly helped with, and when you have a media industry that just wonāt cover it out of their own self-interest, you have to wonder if the administration will spend Americansā on advertising or just keep it and move on.
One might say that the best time to do that advertising is during an election campaign though. And that begs the question as to why Biden nor Harris brought this up in their campaigns.
Might it be that those groups are also subject to the capitalist class?