Bidenomics Was Wildly Successful

The president’s domestic record wasn’t just extraordinary. It might put Democrats back in power in four years.

Dec 17, 2024

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An illustration depicting President Joe Biden raising his arms in celebration, with a rising green line chart symbolizing economic growth. A donkey, representing the Democratic Party, is beside him. The image highlights the impact of Bidenomics on wage growth and economic inequality. — Illustration by Michelle Rohn

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Democrats are licking their wounds—and, inevitably, fighting among themselves. Kamala Harris’s decisive but narrow loss has nearly everyone searching for an answer for what happened, and many are offering up the thesis that if she had just championed their…

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