My only 2 cents on the Democrats in relation to your argument is that there isn't much Biden could do about core inflation in the short run anyway. Well, that's not 100% true: Biden could have ended the tariffs on Chinese goods (that could have taken a dent out of inflation), but then Biden would be in trouble with China hawks griping about how he's not taking the threat seriously. Biden also did something about the worst part of inflation: high gas prices. Biden chose to visit Saudi Arabia to shore up that relationship, and make large releases from the petroleum reserve. I suspect the former failed (it was a worthwhile gamble) and the latter probably dented inflation.
Biden has made two big mistakes in my mind:
1. He forgave student loans. This was a bad idea on the merits and politically. It made him look wasteful when inflation raged
2. He didn't do more to emphasize crime. He could have attempted to strike a deal on crime, and did nothing letting sleeping dogs lie.
Perhaps it wouldn't have mattered, but that's my view.
My only 2 cents on the Democrats in relation to your argument is that there isn't much Biden could do about core inflation in the short run anyway. Well, that's not 100% true: Biden could have ended the tariffs on Chinese goods (that could have taken a dent out of inflation), but then Biden would be in trouble with China hawks griping about how he's not taking the threat seriously. Biden also did something about the worst part of inflation: high gas prices. Biden chose to visit Saudi Arabia to shore up that relationship, and make large releases from the petroleum reserve. I suspect the former failed (it was a worthwhile gamble) and the latter probably dented inflation.
Biden has made two big mistakes in my mind:
1. He forgave student loans. This was a bad idea on the merits and politically. It made him look wasteful when inflation raged
2. He didn't do more to emphasize crime. He could have attempted to strike a deal on crime, and did nothing letting sleeping dogs lie.
Perhaps it wouldn't have mattered, but that's my view.