Biden was supposed to be FDR. Instead, he's following the playbook of the last half century of politically unsuccessful Democratic presidencies, from LBJ and Clinton to Obama. The result: only 33% say he's focused on the issues they care about nytimes.com/2022/01/21/us/…
@Nate_Cohn LBJ and Obama are your examples of politically unsuccessful Democratic Presidents?
@SeanMcElwee i mean, LBJ didn't run for reelection and his party lost 5 of the next six elections. obama's approval rating was usually under 50 and lost a large house majority. accounting for their policy successes, i don't necessarily think they're failures as a whole, to be clear
@Nate_Cohn @SeanMcElwee Which presidents besides FDR do you think were politically successful?
@SpecialPuppy1 @SeanMcElwee i think there's arguably no politically successful Democrat since FDR, which i think is something democrats should mull a little more often. GOP: lincoln, mckinnley-roosevelt, coolidge, i think nixon would have been without watergate, reagan
@SpecialPuppy1 @SeanMcElwee a few tests: third terms, whether your opposition needs to make big shifts to return to competitiveness, surviving midterms, whether pres or their legislative efforts both define the meaning of your party in a positive way going forward and moved politics your way ideologically
@Nate_Cohn @SpecialPuppy1 @SeanMcElwee Yeah Obama is a total failure, couldn’t even win a third term lmao