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Bruce Lawrence's avatar

You missed Ukraine. Biden kept a leash on the Ukrainians that kept them from gaining a decisive victory, making the war there look like another "endless" conflict - and he never explained or defended his Ukraine policy/strategy to voters. So, even though two-thirds of Americans support Ukraine, Biden failed to turn this popular issue into a political winner for his party.

Speaking of failure to communicate, Biden also did not capitalize on his infrastructure initiatives by talking them up. He and his team just seemed to think that good policy should speak for itself. Their reticence let Republicans fill the vacuum with their own talking points, which went unrefuted.

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