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Think Tank discusses the Biden presidency’s first year

Nov 19, 2021, 10:30 AM

President Joe Biden speaks before signing into law S. 1511, the "Protecting America's First Respond...

President Joe Biden speaks before signing into law S. 1511, the "Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021," S. 1502, the "Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act or the COPS Counseling Act," and S. 921, the "Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act," in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden’s predicament:

• Unemployment has plummeted.
• Lower paid workers are getting big raises.
• The stock market is at a near all-time high.
• COVID rates are down – vaccines and masks are generally working.

Yet, Biden’s poll numbers are in the tank. Why?

A panel of Democratic politicos weigh in:

• Rick DeGraw is a longtime political strategist and campaign manager.
• Tony Cani was deputy director of Biden 2020 in Arizona.
• Bob Lord is an attorney and onetime Democratic candidate for congress in Arizona.

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