Saturday, October 05, 2024
  • Will Republicans fall for Biden’s Border Security Trap?

  • The point is that whether it’s crime, the border, inflation, climate or the Ukraine war, Republicans must emphasize the effects of Biden’s policies rather than what he’s doing in an election year to temporarily minimize the damage. It is not as daunting a task as it might seem because the American people instinctively smell a rat, anyway. A president governing over an economy with 3.7% unemployment, rising wages, robust job growth and a stock market in record territory should have a commanding lead at this point in the campaign.
    Yet, Biden trails Trump in the polls, and he has the lowest approval rating of any president since Jimmy Carter.
    Repeatedly reminding the American public of how Biden’s policies have degraded their quality of life, and making sure they understand that much worse is coming if he wins a second term, is a winning formula.