if a Republican had Biden’s economic record after one yr in office the press would put him on Mt Rushmore
btw, I guarantee behind closed doors Republicans are panicked abt Biden’s red-hot economy and specifically what press coverage will look like next spring, summer, fall when unemployment hits 3.3%
that’s why I keep harping on media’s awful econ coverage, it will huge 2022 implications
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“Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. haven’t been this low since Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock. Yet for most Americans, there’s only one economic story being told — a doomsday one.”
“By a staggering ratio of six-to-one, Americans say they are seeing and hearing bad economic news more often than they are positive reports. The new polling results confirm the deep disconnect the media have constructed”
“Here’s what’s painfully obvious, even if the political press doesn’t want to say so: Republicans aren’t merely anti-mask or anti-vaccine. They’re pro-Covid. Period.”
“Despite the mounting evidence of the party’s nihilistic ways, the press remains too timid to call Republicans “pro-Covid,” just like they wouldn’t call Trump a “liar.””
“If the media were to be believed, nervous consumers scared off by rising prices should be home guarding their wallets. Instead, they’re emptying the contents at shops and online.”
“a feel-good story about a red-hot economy in recovery mode is not what the press wants to emphasize. So economic coverage now revolves mostly around inflation reporting, which seems purposely over the top and lacking key context.”