No one asked them to champion these wildly unpopular policies.
And if the success of his own policies and oratory has given him a boost, he’s getting even more help from Republicans. Recently, both Trump and Republican members of Congress have generously taken to making Biden’s case for him—grabbing the third rail of American politics with both hands by pledging to cut beloved entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare..
“Many of my Republican friends want to put social security and Medicare back on the chopping block again,” Biden saidin New Hampshire. “I’m never going to allow that to happen.” In fact, the White House has now pledged toThere’s good reason the Biden camp is loving this. In an age of great polarization, polling on these particular policies is resounding and bipartisan. Data for Progress found thatof likely voters support raising the retirement age.
The conversion of Medicare to a voucherized, private market competitor is similarly unpopular. When Ryan, along with running mate Mitt Romney, championed it in 2012, the Obama-Biden ticket seized on it with glee. Attacking that policy became a fixture of the race and no doubt helped the Democratic president win reelection that year.
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