In modern political history, few presidents have had a better second year than Biden did in 2022.
As the old expression goes, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," but for Joe Biden this year, there was a heck of a lot more of the former than the latter. In modern political history, few presidents have had a better second year than Biden did in 2022.
When the year began, few would have imagined that these words would be written in December. Biden's approval ratings were at 43% — a seven-point drop from August 2021. Increasing inflation suggested that Democrats would be heading into the crucial midterm elections with a faltering economy and rising prices (particularly at the gas pumps). The president's signature legislation, the Build Back Better agenda, was going nowhere in Congress.
Yet, as we near New Year's Eve, Biden is in an envious position for a first-term president.
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