Don't need to deep dive, but I guess if I must, I must...
Massive border, crime fentanyl problem
Agreed. Federal problem, can be laid at the feet of the executive branch. They messed this one up.
Inflation crushing middle and lower class, for most of the administration. Slightly better now, but definitely fueled by spending and fiscal policy.
Major problem, but I don't necessarily put this on the executive branch. This is partly the federal reserve and partly Congress. And you all know my opinion that this is both an international problem, not a US problem, and that I don't think an alternate party in power would have just NOT spent money on fiscal stimulus. It would be electoral suicide.
Soft on crime stance, especially in liberal places.
Primarily a state/local issue. A bad one, I agree, but those areas have largely gotten their asses handed to them and are reversing course.
Multiple new wars taking place, involving US dollars and weapons
Can't blame the President for Putin invading or Oct 7 and the Israeli response. Maybe you can claim we shouldn't be helping Ukraine, but it's hard to argue that a policy of appeasement would be good for Putin's aspirations. As for Israel, that has been a long-term ally of the United States and we're trying to walk a fine line internationally between supporting our ally who was attacked (and has been continually attacked for decades) by Hamas and not trying to egg them on.
I'm open to the arguments that our responses under Biden have been wrong. However, ultimately it's a gnat on the ass of all the bigger issues we have going on.
Gas prices severely impacted by BAD decisions and policy.
Gas prices are impacted by a lot of things. I'd argue the three main things are the completely disjointed supply/demand whipsaws post-COVID, the supply chain issues that have rocked several industries, and general inflation. I don't think most of this is caused by political action. And as mentioned, despite whatever claims anyone has about Biden's policies, US domestic oil production IS at record highs.
Completely out of balance commitment to EV, causing greater economic issues.
The EV subsidy has been around since 2010. Trump was President from 2016-2020. If you think the subsidy is a bad thing, why didn't he get rid of it?
If you're talking about EV mandates, we're talking about things that Governors/Presidents are promising that happen LONG after they are out of power. As CD might say, that's unimpressive. It can [and will] get overturned / pushed out / watered down if the economics don't support it. I personally think the mandates are stupid. Ultimately the market should sort this out. If you're trying to save the environment, a carbon tax would be a much more effective idea than EV mandates.
List goes on. Won’t even go into the list of legislative positions that are way too left of mainstream.
Well again, legislation starts in Congress. Yeah, Presidents can veto legislation, but since GWB in 2001, we've had 24 years and 46 vetoes, or about 2 per year. Largely they sign what shows up on their desks. Albeit Trump (10) and Biden (12) have higher rates than GWB (12) and Obama (12), because both Trump and Biden have done it in 4, and in 3 1/2 years, respectively, while the other two had two full terms each. But even then Trump only vetoed bills at 2.5 per year, and Biden at >3 per year.
