If Biden loses, part of it will be because unlike Trump and Obama, he is terrible at taking credit for good things that happen under his administration. Biden's mostly been an effective president but he a terrible messenger. You can bet that if Trump wins, he'll take credit when inflation inevitably goes down and that will not be a good look for Democrats.
No he’s not. If you follow him or VP on social media, he talks about his economic successes all the time. And administration officials are at every major ribbon cutting — I was at one at a factory in PA just last week. And local news cameras were there.
Unfortunately it’s the public that doesn’t want to acknowledge these successes and I’m not sure why.
Because Biden doesn't really have his own "brand," for lack of a better word. Remember that he was only nominated because the non-Bernie candidates ratf#cked him before Super Tuesday. Which is all fine and dandy but if Biden ends up being a one-term president and loses to Donald Trump, you can't just blame the public. A President Sanders would have a loyal following that Biden simply lacks. That's just how politics works in this day and age.
Failure to capitalize on one's accomplishments is a sign of a weak leader. The media absolutely has a role in this because they want Trump to win, but the buck stops with the president regardless. The fact that Biden currently has approval numbers matching those of Bush's second term can't solely be attributed to the public or the media.
That's not even true. Biden had an edge that was obscured because none of his most favorable states voted early and he was declared a loser much too early. Sanders always intended to win the nomination with 30% or less which was a poor strategy. The candidates who knew they had no chance going into Super Tuesday endorsed the candidate they knew could win a general election and there was nothing underhanded about doing that.
Sanders' following would have not lasted when he failed to deliver on all of his campaign promises.
