Biden's record is good but voters don't feel it. Character, not policy, is key to victory | Robert Reich

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : When voters tell pollsters they think Trump is "stronger" than Biden on foreign policy or the economy, the "strength" they feel comes from the emotions Trump stirs up - rage, ferocity, vindictiveness and anger - emotions connected to brute strength.
55% : Enrollment in Obamacare has surged from 12 million in 2021 to 21.3 million today.
47% : Point to the many ways Biden is sticking it to big corporations and Wall Street - through antitrust litigation, labor law enforcement, tax policy, a bar on non-compete agreements, and a higher threshold for overtime pay.
45% : Under Trump, the national debt rose from about $19.9tn to about $27.8tn, an increase of about 39% - more than in any other four-year presidential term.
43% : And Trump is nothing but conflict.
42% : While Biden is making the biggest investment in infrastructure in 60 years, Trump talked about investing in infrastructure - his "infrastructure weeks" became a late-night TV joke - but never did.
41% : Contrast these with the tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks Trump gave big corporations and Wall Street, and is promising them even more - which is why corporate America and Wall Street are putting big money into Trump's campaign.
31% : But anyone who thinks Trump would be better than Biden at getting a ceasefire in Gaza is living on another planet.
30% : Under Trump, the number of Americans lacking health insurance rose by 3 million.
27% : Oh, and let's not forget: Trump mounted an attempted coup against the United States government, seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election and encouraging his followers to riot at the Capitol.
26% : In fact, Trump cut taxes on big corporations and the wealthy.
25% : Trump and other Republicans pretend to be on the side of average working Americans.
20% : The economy is doing well - far better than under Trump - but Democrats must ask voters if they want a sociopathic infant with fascist tendencies The new Harris poll, conducted for The Guardian is troubling, not only because it shows Americans are still pessimistic about the economy but also because - with election day just five and a half months away - so many Americans believe the economy is bad when in fact it's damn good.
20% : Under Trump, the economy lost 2.9m jobs.
19% : In 2016, candidate Trump campaigned against the trade deficit with China, calling it "theft" and even using the term "rape" to describe it.

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