
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It has been obvious for months that Team Biden has been flummoxed by their inability to get ahead of President Trump in the polls. ; President Biden is losing in most polls – from the head-to-head numbers against Trump &#8230; to the record high unfavorable rating &#8230; to who is leading on specific critical issues &#8230; to the specific battleground states &#8230; to the issue of age.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">CNN numbers cruncher, Harry Enten, recently showed the most important analysis of all. ; If the election were held today, would Biden or Trump win in the all-important Electoral College? ; ; According to Enten, it was Trump. ; This is true in polls that show Biden tying or even topping Trump in the head-to-head numbers.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Of course, the election is not being held today – and that is the hypothetical political flotsam to which Biden and Democrats are clinging. ; They are proffering the standard “things will change” in the future. ; And maybe they will. ; But time is growing short.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">These new results are not a sudden change in voter opinion. ; The numbers have been trending in Trump’s favor for the past few months – despite the growing legal problems being faced by Trump (or is it because of them?). ; Trump is also gaining in the face of much more hysterical attacks by Democrats and their media allies. ; They seem to be doubling down in the belief that messaging has been their problem – not the issues.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nowhere is that more obvious than in Biden’s hitherto unsuccessful efforts to convince the American people that they are better off today than they were four years ago – that they have been better served by Biden’s term in office than by Trump’s.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite the failure to convince the voters in the past, Team Biden is doubling down. ; Their latest video ad attempts to answer the litmus test question &#8212; Are you better off today than four years ago?  ;They conclude that the answer is an astounding “yes.” ; It is a directed verdict that flies in the face of manifest public opinion. ; This is the tactic of tinhorn dictators who “tell” the people how good they have it even though the people know better. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Biden fluctuates between “I feel your pain” and “you are not in pain” messaging, desperately hoping that one of those themes will catch hold. ; So far, neither approach is winning over voters.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The “better off” question is directed TO the people and best answered BY the people. ; No amount of jawboning by Biden will change the reality people see in their own lives. ; The Biden strategy is audacious – but what else do they have? ; Somehow, they hope that by repeating and repeating their campaign bullpoop, enough people will be deceived into believing the lie over the truth they see with their own eyes. ; So, how well has that worked in the past?</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Of course, media cronies like Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and their bobblehead panels of political flunkies can be depended upon to follow the Biden script.  ;Taking on his southern preacher persona, Scarborough was loud and emphatic in support of the Biden claims.  ;The loquacious MSNBC host looked into the camera and told viewers that they were most certainly better off today than they were four years ago. ; If they do not know that, they are just stupid. ; And &#8230; there was the usual universal agreement among the regular panel of bobblehead flunkies.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Biden has been peddling his basic campaign themes that the economy is great &#8230; Trump is a threat to the survival of the American Democracy &#8230; and “I am not too old” for months. ; It is obvious that none of them are working, or Trump would be trailing Biden by double digits.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition, Biden mistakenly places his answer to the four-year question only on the economy, but voters are more sophisticated than he seems to appreciate. ; Americans are not better off in a number of ways other than the economy. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We do not feel as safe on the streets. ; We worry more than ever that loved ones will succumb to Fentanyl addiction. ; We do not feel as safe traveling overseas. ; We see the social impact and economics of the unprecedented numbers illegally crossing the southern border.  ;Our enemies are more threatening to our national security than four years ago. ; Our own governing institutions seem less like the protector of our inalienable constitutional rights than the oppressor of them.  ;Confidence in public education has been diminished by woke policies. ; Most voters believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">And yes, the American people do not believe that that are better off financially under the Biden economy. ; Virtually, every poll shows Trump trumping Biden on handling the economy.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Ironically, there is little more Biden and Democrats can say or do to demonize Trump.  ;They have pretty much shot off all the ammunition in their arsenal. ; Perhaps that is why Biden is doubling down on retreaded issues. ;</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If a majority of voters decide they dislike Trump more than Biden, it will likely result from something Trump says or does – some new event or revelation. ; Maybe one of those “October surprises.”</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One thing is for sure. ; Telling people what they feel and believe about their own lives is not proving to be a winning strategy for Team Biden.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">So, there ‘tis.</p>

Biden moves to an I-know-better-than-you campaign strategy
