President Joe Biden is regularly promoting signs of a strengthening economy and easing inflation, but when it comes to the indicator closest to home, it’s a tough sell.
Kendra Cotton, executive director of the New Georgia Project, which seeks to register voters among marginalized groups, is hearing particularly from Black people about the cost of groceries and everyday expenses. Often, they blame the president, regardless of how much control he has, she said.
That makes sense. The vast majority of American voters basically blame the incumbent president for their problems.
That makes sense. The vast majority of American voters basically blame the incumbent president for their problems.