{"id":2116626,"date":"2023-12-05T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-journalists-shame-hardworking-americans-for-suffering-under-the-biden-economy\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:54:40","slug":"liberal-journalists-shame-hardworking-americans-for-suffering-under-the-biden-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-journalists-shame-hardworking-americans-for-suffering-under-the-biden-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal media blames diligent Americans for hardships in Biden&#8217;s economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberal-journalists-shame-hardworking-americans-for-suffering-under-the-biden-economy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>&#8216;People&#8217;s attitudes about the economy are pretty stubbornly\u200b in the wrong place&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"main-video-embed\"><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>President Joe Biden has a problem.\u200d America&#8217;s journalists are \u2064doing everything they can to help him solve it, but as is often the case \u200bwhen journalists try to \u200dhelp, the problem is only getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>The 81-year-old president has\u200b sought to base his reelection campaign \u2064on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/culture\/the-bidenomics-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bidenomics<\/a>.&#8221; Alas, most voters aren&#8217;t pleased \u200bwith the state of the economy. Just 14 \u2063percent of Americans, \u2062and just\u2062 24\u2064 percent of Democrats,\u200d said they were better off financially\u200d under Biden, according to \u200ba <em>Financial Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JStein_WaPo\/status\/1724072565746831824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rumor-that-biden-is-considering-moving-harris-to-supreme-court-sweeps-d-c\/\" title=\"Rumor That Biden Is \u2018Considering\u2019 Moving Harris To Supreme Court Sweeps D.C.\">registered voters released<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the liberal journalists, who have\u2062 rushed to Biden&#8217;s aid by doing what \u200dthey do best: shaming \u200dthe American public for having \u2063the wrong opinions. &#8220;The U.S. economy is humming, so why are \u2064Americans so grumpy about it?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/10\/26\/1208676931\/the-u-s-economy-is-humming-so-why-are-americans-so-grumpy-about-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> NPR host A Mart\u00ednez \u2063in late October. &#8220;Bidenomics \u2064looks\u200c like nothing\u2062 short of a\u2064 miracle right now,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vmnAYoXhc2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Medhi Hasan,\u2062 the anti-Israel MSNBC host whose show was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/msnbc-scraps-anti-israel-host-mehdi-hasans-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canceled<\/a>.\u2064 &#8220;And \u2064yet,\u200b ask Americans these days about the economy and most of them think and say it&#8217;s in really bad shape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/morning-money\/2023\/11\/29\/why-a-soft-landing-might-not-solve-bidens-polling-problem-00129003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamented<\/a> \u200dlast week that Biden &#8220;may soon bear witness to an economic miracle&#8221; that\u2062 &#8220;might not mean a lick \u200cto voters,&#8221; and quoted\u2063 longtime Democratic strategist\u2062 James Carville\u2064 scolding voters for failing to appreciate the president&#8217;s success. &#8220;People&#8217;s attitudes about the economy are pretty stubbornly in the wrong place,&#8221; he said. Joy Behar, cohost of <em>The View<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8pEwXSsLXEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complained<\/a> about Americans holding negative\u200d views of Biden when\u200c &#8220;statistically the economy \u2064has\u200b gotten better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The<em> Atlantic <\/em>published several articles\u2063 shaming voters for failing to appreciate Biden&#8217;s economic achievements. &#8220;Inflation Is Your \u2064Fault,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/12\/inflation-prices-buying-habits\/676191\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> Annie Lowrey, the wife of multimillionaire \u2063 <em>New York Times<\/em> columnist Ezra Klein. Staff writer Jerusalem Demsas tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2023\/11\/us-economy-polling-biden-presidency\/676081\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explain<\/a> &#8220;why Americans hate a \u200dgood \u2062economy,&#8221; noting that a former Barack Obama adviser had described the aforementioned <em>Financial Times<\/em> poll results as &#8220;impossible&#8221; because the &#8220;vast majority \u200bof Americans are better off \u200dfinancially. Full stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC host Chris Hayes, among others, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allinwithchris\/status\/1730766866249879561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blamed<\/a> the mainstream media for highlighting &#8220;negative&#8221; news about the economy while downplaying \u200dthe positive news\u2014as if a <em>New York Times<\/em> headline\u2064 about upwardly-adjusted quarterly GDP numbers will resonate\u2064 with average Americans who \u2064are tired of paying more for the things they\u2063 need.<\/p>\n<p>Former CNN correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/another-partisan-hack-just-lost-his-job-at-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Harwood<\/a> agreed, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnJHarwood\/status\/1730262734053290436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">berating<\/a> his fellow journalists for their &#8220;astonishingly obtuse&#8221; coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-economic-forum-releases-damning-report-on-covid-19s-disproportional-impact-on-women\/\" title=\"World Economic Forum Releases Damning Report On COVID-19\u2019s Disproportional Impact On Women\">post-pandemic recovery<\/a>. He <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnJHarwood\/status\/1724081683664609702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1724081683664609702%7Ctwgr%5Ee42cd9d065aa3ef1f287959d5abe02eb89041465%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Famericans-arent-happier-about-biden-economy-despite-major-media-outlets-telling-them-how-good-they-have-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">implored<\/a> the \u200dmedia to do a better job explaining\u200c that the economy &#8220;is\u2063 doing well, \u200dnot poorly&#8221; and that\u2063 Biden &#8220;is \u200dhandling the job effectively.&#8221; If they don&#8217;t, Harwood warned, &#8220;Trump\u200b could win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That is ultimately what explains the mounting frustration among journalists and other Democrats. \u200dIf the experts with the &#8220;right&#8221; opinions can&#8217;t\u200d use\u2062 their annualized data spreadsheets \u200dto persuade\u200d American voters\u200c the economy is \u200dactually good, those voters might make the &#8220;wrong&#8221; choice in 2024. Our cherished \u200bdemocracy would cease to exist and all that.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists don&#8217;t \u200bknow\u200b how to relate to average voters but they do know how to \u2063read polls. They know that Biden is <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/two-devastating-polls-show-why-biden-and-harris-are-more-unpopular-than-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unpopular<\/a> and \u200cwidely considered <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-biden-is-too-old-to-be-president-for-4-more-years-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">too old<\/a> to \u2064serve another term. They are particularly alarmed by \u2062the fact that most voters, who don&#8217;t \u2064really care\u2064 about politics\u200c and are \u200djust struggling to get by in the Biden economy, \u200dare immune \u2064to their hysterical doom-mongering about former president <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/what-i-learned-at-the-stop-trump-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald\u200c Trump<\/a>, who currently <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/polls-show-biden-trailing-trump-in-5-of-6-swing-states-a-year-from-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leads<\/a> Biden in several key states.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 message \u200bto the American people is clear: We journalists sacrificed so much for you by saving democracy \u200dduring the first Trump administration. We might \u2063not be able to do it\u2063 again. You racist simpletons\u2062 think you&#8217;re struggling financially? No, you&#8217;re not. But even if you are, \u2063that&#8217;s not a \u2064good enough reason to vote for the\u200d candidate we don&#8217;t like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/satire\/journalists-are-the-real-heroes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump-Era Journos: \u2062Will America Ever Be\u2063 Worthy of Their Sacrifice?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> In what ways can President Biden and his administration address the rising costs, inflation, and stagnating wages that many Americans\u200b are experiencing, and bridge the gap\u200c between\u200c perception and reality in the \u200deconomy<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Y \u2062the crux of \u200bthe issue: the disconnect between the perception of the \u2063economy and its actual state. While economists and liberal pundits continually tout the supposed success of Biden&#8217;s economic policies, the average American\u200b is not feeling the effects.<\/p>\n<p>The media&#8217;s role in shaping public\u2064 opinion cannot be understated. As MSNBC\u2063 host Chris Hayes pointed out, the mainstream media has a tendency \u200cto emphasize negative news about the economy\u2063 while downplaying positive news. This selective reporting not \u2063only misleads the public but also perpetuates the divide between expert opinions and popular sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, liberal journalists and pundits are \u200cquick to shame\u2064 voters for having &#8220;the wrong opinions&#8221; about\u2063 the economy. Instead of engaging \u200din meaningful dialogue \u2063and\u2062 addressing legitimate concerns, they resort to condescension and dismissiveness. This approach only serves to alienate voters and \u2063further deepen the divide.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial to recognize that individual experiences and perceptions of the economy can vary widely. While macroeconomic \u2062indicators may show signs of growth, the \u200beveryday\u200c realities of\u2064 rising costs, inflation, and stagnating\u2064 wages are undeniable for \u2064many Americans. Dismissing their concerns as misguided or ignorant \u200cis not only disrespectful\u2064 but \u200dalso counterproductive.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden and his administration must take these concerns \u2063seriously and work \u2063towards addressing them. Instead of relying\u2062 on rhetoric and empty promises, they need to implement\u200c tangible policies that will have a direct and positive impact on the lives of\u200b everyday Americans. This includes addressing\u200c inflation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-signs-florida-transportation-bill-with-provision-aimed-at-disneys-monorail\/\" title=\"DeSantis signs Florida transportation bill targeting Disney's monorail.\">creating job opportunities<\/a>, and ensuring fair wages.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the media \u2064has a responsibility to provide balanced \u2063and unbiased coverage of the economy. This means \u2064not only reporting positive news but also acknowledging\u200d and analyzing the challenges and concerns \u2062raised \u200dby the public. By doing so, they can foster a more informed and constructive public\u200c discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the disconnect between people&#8217;s\u200b attitudes about the economy and the\u2062 perceived success\u200c of Bidenomics is a complex issue that goes \u200bbeyond political affiliations. It requires \u2062empathy, understanding, and a willingness to\u2063 address\u200c the\u200b real concerns of the American people.\u200c Only\u2063 through open and honest dialogue\u2062 can we bridge this gap and work towards building \u2064a stronger and more inclusive economy for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People&#8217;s misguided economic attitudes pose a challenge for President Joe Biden. Despite journalists&#8217; efforts to assist, the problem persists. 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