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Oct 23, 2022·edited Oct 23, 2022

I Googled “Biden economy” and these were the articles that came up.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/bidens-economy-has-the-best-growth-record-since-clinton/2022/08/31/45734024-2925-11ed-a90a-fce4015dfc8f_story.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-08-31/biden-s-economy-has-the-best-growth-record-since-clinton

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/09/26/recession-fears-biden-economic-message-00058724

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/09/09/how-bidenomics-got-a-lot-more-progressive-00055653

https://rollcall.com/2022/09/28/why-bidens-economic-spin-doesnt-hold-up/

https://www.heritage.org/budget-and-spending/heritage-explains/the-truth-about-joe-bidens-economy

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/pete-buttigieg-employment-strong-as-hell-defends-president-joe-biden-administration-economic-policies-face-the-nation/

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-biden-boom-economic-recovery-in-2021/

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/democrats-all-but-admit-their-economic-policies-didnt-work/

https://cepr.net/report/sotu-2022/

The rest of the results either referred to polling or were White House press releases. So, I see 4 more or less positive articles about his economy, and 3-4 more or less negative ones. One of the positive ones was from Baker's Think Tank. The negative ones are all from right-wing media. The rest of the positive ones are from non-right wing media. So, to say that “the media” in general is trashing Biden’s economic agenda seems unfair at the outset. Data analysis on coverage would be helpful in this case instead of operating on a gut feeling.

The discussion on Biden's economy is an example of the typical partisan bickering in media outlets you typically see where one side vehemently defends their side and the other attacks it. Nothing more, nothing less. The question is whose messaging people trust more. It seems in this case they are not buying Biden’s economic messaging for whatever reason.

Other than that, I found the interview to be interesting and insightful! Especially on pharmaceuticals.

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