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But his low poll numbers is mainly because the media won't give him credit for the good things he did and because of republican rhetoric.

djbebs 4y ago
How is that different from literally any other president?
- wronglyprepaid 4y ago
  It is different because the media has not been as right wing as this before.
  - krapp 4y ago
    Why does the media's political bias always seem to be the antithesis of the party in power? To scapegoat the failures of each administration to actually use their power for the public good. I mean, the same media that was apparently run by a vast left-wing conspiracy for years is suddenly right-wing? Did they just change hats? What accomplishment does Biden have that's going to counterbalance how pathetic his administration's response to the repeal of Roe v. Wade appears? It's become a meme among the left that the only thing the Democrats had prepared in response were fundraising letters.
    - sokoloff 4y ago
      I think you're being trolled. I admit that I can't be fully sure of it, but I seriously doubt GP believes that Biden has the most popular administration in history; I don't believe Biden has the most popular administration among just the last three, a sentiment that I suspect GP shares.
      - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
        > I don't believe Biden has the most popular administration among just the last three, a sentiment that I suspect GP shares. Well he is not if you take the poll numbers, but as Biden has said, the low poll numbers are mainly a side effect of the negative sentiment for his administration in the right wing media. You will need to compensate for this to get an accurate picture.
        sokoloff 4y ago
        If you're trying to measure popularity ("the state or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people") of someone in an important job, it seems like asking many people whether they approve of the job being done is a primary measurement. "Compensating" for perceived reasons why a President is not liked, admired, or supported seems antithetical to the goal of measuring popularity. That would seem to me more like "fudging the data" (if I'm being polite) or "making shit up" (if I'm going for clarity).
    - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
      > I mean, the same media that was apparently run by a vast left-wing conspiracy for years is suddenly right-wing? Did they just change hats? No, this was just a lie though, the media has always been right wing, they lie and say they are not, but they are. > What accomplishment does Biden have He ended COVID, he pulled out of Afghanistan, he restored US reputation on the global stage, he put Russia in it's place, he was busy ending fossil fuels. I dunno there are many things, you just don't hear of them because the media is trying to tank his presidency.
      - krapp 4y ago
        >He ended COVID I'll grant that he was more competent at administrating the response than Trump, but COVID hasn't ended, the pandemic is still in progress. >he pulled out of Afghanistan Yes, but it was a humanitarian disaster. You can argue that he shouldn't be blamed for that, and I might agree, but it didn't make him look good even when reported on honestly. >he restored US reputation on the global stage Citation needed. NATO got a credibility boost from Russia's invasion, but the US wound up looking weak and indecisive. And I don't think you can restore the stain on America's reputation that was Trump so easily, or unburn that many bridges. Maybe, if Trumpists don't take power again in 2024, but at the moment being the country in which guns have more rights than women (and soon to be LGBTQ and black people) is not good optics. >he put Russia in it's place In what sense? Is Russia's "place" right on top of Ukraine? Did I miss the news about the American negotiated surrender and Russian retreat? I don't understand.
        wronglyprepaid 4y ago
        > I'll grant that he was more competent at administrating the response than Trump, but COVID hasn't ended, the pandemic is still in progress. He gave US the vaccines, without which the pandemic would have been much worse. > > he pulled out of Afghanistan > Yes, but it was a humanitarian disaster. No it was not, this is just further misrepresentation by the media. > > he restored US reputation on the global stage > Citation needed. https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-joe-biden-g-7-summit-health-8f86cb6be2673f1ee358c1abe94b963f https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-tr... > > he put Russia in it's place > In what sense? He sanctioned norstream 2: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/feb/23/biden-ukraine-russia-crisis-putin-trump-republicans-politics-latest-live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/feb/23/biden-u... Also he said he will make Russia pay for election interference [1]. [1]: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-price-to-pay/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/joe-biden-vladim...

djbebs 4y ago

How is that different from literally any other president?

wronglyprepaid 4y ago
It is different because the media has not been as right wing as this before.
- krapp 4y ago
  Why does the media's political bias always seem to be the antithesis of the party in power? To scapegoat the failures of each administration to actually use their power for the public good. I mean, the same media that was apparently run by a vast left-wing conspiracy for years is suddenly right-wing? Did they just change hats? What accomplishment does Biden have that's going to counterbalance how pathetic his administration's response to the repeal of Roe v. Wade appears? It's become a meme among the left that the only thing the Democrats had prepared in response were fundraising letters.
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    I think you're being trolled. I admit that I can't be fully sure of it, but I seriously doubt GP believes that Biden has the most popular administration in history; I don't believe Biden has the most popular administration among just the last three, a sentiment that I suspect GP shares.
    - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
      > I don't believe Biden has the most popular administration among just the last three, a sentiment that I suspect GP shares. Well he is not if you take the poll numbers, but as Biden has said, the low poll numbers are mainly a side effect of the negative sentiment for his administration in the right wing media. You will need to compensate for this to get an accurate picture.
      - sokoloff 4y ago
        If you're trying to measure popularity ("the state or condition of being liked, admired, or supported by many people") of someone in an important job, it seems like asking many people whether they approve of the job being done is a primary measurement. "Compensating" for perceived reasons why a President is not liked, admired, or supported seems antithetical to the goal of measuring popularity. That would seem to me more like "fudging the data" (if I'm being polite) or "making shit up" (if I'm going for clarity).
  - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
    > I mean, the same media that was apparently run by a vast left-wing conspiracy for years is suddenly right-wing? Did they just change hats? No, this was just a lie though, the media has always been right wing, they lie and say they are not, but they are. > What accomplishment does Biden have He ended COVID, he pulled out of Afghanistan, he restored US reputation on the global stage, he put Russia in it's place, he was busy ending fossil fuels. I dunno there are many things, you just don't hear of them because the media is trying to tank his presidency.
    - krapp 4y ago
      >He ended COVID I'll grant that he was more competent at administrating the response than Trump, but COVID hasn't ended, the pandemic is still in progress. >he pulled out of Afghanistan Yes, but it was a humanitarian disaster. You can argue that he shouldn't be blamed for that, and I might agree, but it didn't make him look good even when reported on honestly. >he restored US reputation on the global stage Citation needed. NATO got a credibility boost from Russia's invasion, but the US wound up looking weak and indecisive. And I don't think you can restore the stain on America's reputation that was Trump so easily, or unburn that many bridges. Maybe, if Trumpists don't take power again in 2024, but at the moment being the country in which guns have more rights than women (and soon to be LGBTQ and black people) is not good optics. >he put Russia in it's place In what sense? Is Russia's "place" right on top of Ukraine? Did I miss the news about the American negotiated surrender and Russian retreat? I don't understand.
      - wronglyprepaid 4y ago
        > I'll grant that he was more competent at administrating the response than Trump, but COVID hasn't ended, the pandemic is still in progress. He gave US the vaccines, without which the pandemic would have been much worse. > > he pulled out of Afghanistan > Yes, but it was a humanitarian disaster. No it was not, this is just further misrepresentation by the media. > > he restored US reputation on the global stage > Citation needed. https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-trump-joe-biden-g-7-summit-health-8f86cb6be2673f1ee358c1abe94b963f https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-donald-tr... > > he put Russia in it's place > In what sense? He sanctioned norstream 2: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/feb/23/biden-ukraine-russia-crisis-putin-trump-republicans-politics-latest-live https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2022/feb/23/biden-u... Also he said he will make Russia pay for election interference [1]. [1]: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-price-to-pay/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/politics/joe-biden-vladim...