Biden Becomes a Boon for Democrats

[Demsrule86]

Charlie Crist was asked whether he wanted to campaign with Joe Biden... the response was that President Biden is a great man and a great president and that he couldn't wait for him to come here and that he both wanted and needed his help. Those Democrats who continue to distance themselves from President Biden do so at their own peril in my always humble opinion.


"You vote Democratic for president, then you might vote Democratic for senator or mayor.

But what do we call it when the person from whom the benefit flows is not actually on the ballot? What if the person isn’t even personally that popular?

Let’s call it phantom coattails.

That is what I believe is happening with President Biden at the moment. With a string of successes, he is building momentum and shaking off narratives of ineffectiveness."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/biden-democrats-midterms.html?searchResultPosition=1

[wryter2000]

1. And

He's bringing a real fight to "the extremist MAGA Republicans." Love what Charlie Christ said.

[Demsrule86]

3. I do too...awsome! Biden has done a great job and will be an asset in the midterms.

[llmart]

2. Another hack piece trying to paint President Biden as "unpopular".

I'm sick of this crapola line of reporting.

[Demsrule86]

4. No, the author says that Biden is a boon...IE a gift. I know there is a paywall but I had hoped

that my excerpt made that clear.

[llmart]

7. "What if the person isn't even personally that popular?"

I read this line as referring to President Biden. Maybe that's not what it meant.

[Demsrule86]

8. That is the problem with excerpts. The author noted that Biden is still underwater but went on

say that Biden is trending up (reached 44% according to 538) and it is the direction that is significant.

[Demsrule86]

6. I thought perhaps it was the phantom coattails part...what that means is that even though

Biden is not on the ballot, he still has coattails.

[wryter2000]

9. Can Trump be counted as negative coattails?

Because, that's clearly operating, too. As well as Dobbs.

[Demsrule86]

10. Trump is an issue, Dobbs is and issue and we have some successes too...all good!

[Demsrule86]

5. Hey DU'ers if you have a subscription to the NYT is their any legal way to make the article

available. I thought I had seen it done before but I can't recall the circumstances...thanks in advance.

[PatSeg]

16. Here you go, gift article - no paywall

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/biden-democrats-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=uD6ddMSwPc6e5uA4hkBq2MNz8NvP4wCBbcWdrYDghSntysUmP25HFg8HEOLUOf6sAgHR4QyaWKBsgCzSahvf2_j3tHFKxKzhRgx5to4MzjaDv_Typ8bgGtJlK1KuvNMlZUuvqvU5u-ghiN3LwzpC34wyW8NWvznKs1O9vigy08eLQ7pH7CXnoxjV8mMfN-RLgKXXugOJWOXV0dD3qjz1_6E9w3awJNzf6BiADSHOWhEPTGQyNBjyXK4wU7Oe4rWZ27ISI01SazbKrU15UmyrlgaeedLtyJbyqQjDusbrXPCQvacy-ScxlXcqM_6l7mxo9s8eZyb9qJI4Eq6outgbKzzGEQ&smid=share-url

[Just A Box Of Rain]

11. This opinion piece by Charles Blow is a mix of praise and rather nasty "backhanded compliments."

What if the person isn’t even personally that popular?

Progressives complained that the plan didn’t go far enough. As if Biden isn't a progressive.

But Biden did act. He did fulfill his campaign promise, to a degree. [Emphasis mine]

There was, however, a sense setting in that electing an elderly institutionalist meant that he wasn’t filled with enough fight, that he was guided by a sort of geriatric gentility. Gack!

Common ground on this point: Whether other Democrats want Biden’s help or not, I believe that they are going to need it. Running away from the leader of your party is never a good idea. It’s a particularly terrible idea when that leader is on a hot streak.

[Demsrule86]

13. No, it is not backhanded at all. I wish you could read the entire thing.

I posted it because I heard about on MSNBC. IT IS A GOOD article .I think midtermss are going our way.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

15. I did read the whole thing.

Blow mixes some praise with tired insults.

Suggesting Biden is "an elderly institutionalist meant that he wasn’t filled with enough fight, that he was guided by a sort of geriatric gentility" who has somewhat overcome this characterization (despite his lack of "popularity) is decidedly backhanded in my book.

[Demsrule86]

14. The point is even if Joe is currently at 42/44 The trend is what is important.

And he is going up go up.

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. K&R