Despite recent gains in jobs, positive signs from Jerome Powell and indicators of declining inflation, polls show that Americans aren’t feeling great about the state of the country. Puck’s Tara Palmeri and Peter Hamby discuss Biden’s upcoming battles, the role Kamala Harris needs to play in his re-election, Trump’s downward trendline, and other key details that Washington insiders are talking about.
Tara: This State of the Union is a big moment for Biden: He’s now really making the pitch for re-election, and yet the premise of that pitch—the notion that he’s amassed a number of significant legislative accomplishments—isn’t actually translating into daily touchpoints for many Americans. How does Biden get ahead of the G.O.P. with a counter-narrative?
