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I think I was reading a year or two ago, that one of Biden's major shortcomings is that he does a terrible job of talking about how the policies he has implemented will have a direct and positive impact on the people of this country. There are a lot of major and long-overdue infrastructure projects now getting underway, and a lot of major changes to manufacturing in parts of the country that have been hurting for a really long time. I don't think 45 deserves credit for any of that. But also, I don't see the direct effects of those changes showing up in the cost of butter at the local grocery store.

I suspect that failing has been extraordinarily costly, especially when coupled with peoples' recent lived economic experiences. It might be as important to do the work to highlight accomplishments, as it is to actually accomplish things, especially when you consider how long it takes to actually implement things. I agree with some of

mallorys_camera's observations about how people misattribute the current state of the economy to actions of the current president, when it's pretty clear that there's a lag period. So it wouldn't surprise me if there's a shift in sentiment towards the middle of the next presidency, where people think things are getting better, because the full reality of the next set of policy changes hasn't been felt yet.

And I really have no idea who will be left cleaning out the horse stalls at that point.

(I do also unfortunately agree with M_C that AOC won't be broadly accepted...but I definitely agree with you that there DO need to be some major political changes if we are to retain any sense of hope for the future of this country).