July 1, 2022: Why Dems are struggling with Biden
If you want to get a full sense of why so many Democrats seem to be frustrated with President Joe Biden at the moment, here\u2019s one piece you need to read: \u201cIs Biden a Man Out of Time?\u201d by The Atlantic\u2019s Ronald Brownstein.\nWhether the specific issue is abortion rights, court reform, voting rights, the filibuster, or the DOJ\u2019s investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, \u201c[m]any Democrats share a sense that \u2026 Biden and his team have been following, not leading. And that tendency points to an enduring question about Biden, who was first elected to the Senate in 1972 and was shaped by a clubbier, more cooperative Washington. Can he be the inspirational leader his party needs to counter the aggressive moves by Republicans in Congress and in the states, together with their appointees on the Supreme Court, to reverse long-held civil rights and even threaten democracy itself?\u201d\xa0\nListen to \xa0POLITICO Playbook Deep Dive: \xa0Why haven\u2019t there been more Cassidy Hutchinsons?\nRaghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the Executive Producer of POLITICO Audio.