Posted on 08/07/2021 3:04:36 AM PDT by Kaslin
When midterm elections loom just around the corner, most presidents push populist policies to lure Independent votes as a means of retaining their party’s majority in Congress. President Biden, however, seems to be doing everything to push middle-ground voters away. It’s almost hard to believe that Biden wants his party to retain control of Congress at all, given his performance so far.
While the administration celebrates saving families 16 cents on Independence Day barbecues, American families face the harsh realities of misguided government priorities.
Countless small businesses have shuttered their doors, millions of American workers have been paid to stay home instead of encouraged to find work, and American families are facing rising inflation, the likes of which we have not seen in years.
We’re barely six months into Biden’s term and many voters are already experiencing a massive case of buyer’s remorse. A recent survey from the Center for Excellence in Polling found that less than half of all voters approve of the job Joe Biden is doing as president—a noticeable drop since May. While Democrats’ approval of the president remains high at 87 percent, the president’s approval rating with Independents is beginning to wane. In May, a narrow plurality—45 percent—of Independents disapproved, but by early July, nearly half found themselves in that camp. Meanwhile, President Biden’s approval with Independents dropped sharply from 44 to a dismal 37 percent.
This lackluster support of the president shouldn’t come as a surprise. As President Biden continues to push his agenda of massive government spending and welfare for all, American voters are being left behind.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that costs of consumer goods have increased by more than 5 percent over the past year. A whopping 69 percent of all likely voters have concerns about this kind of inflation, including 69 percent of polled Independents. Voters see with their own eyes how the skyrocketing cost of lumber increased the cost of buying a new home by nearly $36,000. The rise in prices for vehicles impedes their ability to go about their daily lives. And pain at the gas pump—with fuel prices up 95 cents per gallon from last year—affects many aspects of life, from the prices of groceries and medications to daily work commutes.
What does the Biden administration have to say about these concerning trends? Nothing encouraging or remotely close to owning the negative impacts of their policies: In fact, the White House largely blames supply chain issues for the growth in inflation, with a recent blog post failing to even mention the phrase “government spending.” The Left also blames low wages, but voters aren’t buying it. Only 22 percent think low wages are to blame.
These are convenient arguments for the administration as the president doubles down on progressive priorities, but they alienate voters. Republicans and Independents blame government spending for the rapid increase in inflation.
Voters are worried about the rapid rate at which the Biden-Harris administration is spending hard-earned tax dollars—or more accurately, the rate at which the administration is taking out loans courtesy of the American taxpayer. Democrat leadership in Washington, D.C. seems much less concerned with the day-to-day experiences of American families and much more concerned with implementing their far Left agenda.
And the out-of-control spending spree shows no signs of slowing down. The president’s latest budget proposal calls for $6 trillion in spending on the heels of trillions spent on pandemic relief. And President Biden’s infrastructure proposal called for more than $2 trillion in spending—though it looks like congressional leaders are negotiating that down to a still staggering $1 trillion. Further, Democrats' newest entitlement project—the advanceable child tax credit—is essentially “welfare for all” but with dangerous implications for families come Tax Day.
resident Biden promised to fix America’s problems and rebuild trust in government, but recent polling numbers indicate that he may not be living up to the hype.
Instead of doubling down on massive government spending, President Biden and congressional Democrats should focus on reducing the national debt and getting government out of the way so businesses—and workers—can recover and flourish.
Including all the fictitious ones?
CC
Dementia Joe, the Yugo of politics.
Overwhelmingly, those with buyer’s remorse would vote for him again if the election was held today and Trump was his opponent.
How do 20 million fake ballots show remorse?
Are you talking about the 8-million fictitious ones?
President Biden and congressional Democrats should focus on reducing the national debt and getting government out of the way
HA! Not a chance...that might seem responsible or something.
I wouldn’t get too giddy over any buyer’s remorse...2022 is a long time away. Plenty of time for more bad crap to go down by the people who don’t GAS about what you think.
-PJ
They are not. The ONLY important thing was to GET RID OF TRUMP.
And the National ‘News’ Media said, our work here is done.
I believe, if you could really find the real Biden voters who have buyer’s remorse, they would simply not vote. Most Biden voters voted AGAINST Trump and not FOR Biden. One poll showed 16% of Biden voters said they would not have voted for him if they had been more aware of Hunter Biden’s story. Add to that expected inflation, higher gas prices, a border totally out of control, more threatened “pandemic” controls and so on.
Biden Voters Are Already Showing Signs of Buyers’ Remorse
Bull, he’s still polling above 45%. Indoctrinated voters still think he’s going to usher in utopia.
Yep. All the votes that were “found” at 3 in the morning.
CC
fjb voters are too stupid to have any remorse.
You have to have a conscience and a soul to feel remorse. Democrats have neither.
No one, absolutely no one, including Dr. Jill, voted for Joe Biden. Everyone voted for Trump, or against Trump. Since more people voted for Trump than against him, fraudulent votes had to be manufactured to ensure that Trump did not get re-elected.
If the left wants to retain control of Congress, it will manufacture votes as necessary; with their years of experience it should be very easy.
If the left wants to lose control of Congress, it will simply sit back and let Americans vote. Why would it want this? Two possible reasons: so that it can run against the do-nothing Congress in 2024, and so it can use the Deep State GOP to rid Congress of any vestiges of pro-American support while keeping its own hands clean.
Typically, American voters vote based on the direct effect these wretched policies have on them. If they’re not affected by the overrun border or the rise of China to the preeminent power in the world, they won’t care. Also, don’t underestimate the appeal of eviction moratoriums.. there are far more voting renters than there are landlords.
I didn’t know photocopiers could show emotions.
“Biden Voters Are Already Showing Signs of Buyers’ Remorse”
How is this possible if they are already dead?
Doesn’t matter, they’re still dumb as @. They’d still vote for a Hillary or AOC in a heartbeat. Let’s just hope they are the ones getting the worst end of this, because they had planned just that for the rest of us.
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