The former president picks up support from minority voters because they did better in his economy.
How hardheaded is Joe Biden?
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For more than two years, the president persisted in treating sharp price increases as a transitory phenomenon, even while “peak inflation” kept peaking until we reached a 40-year high. He likewise insisted that the surge in illicit border crossings was seasonal and nothing to worry about, even while border officials reported record levels of migrants entering the country illegally and requesting asylum to avoid deportation.
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Jason L. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a columnist at The Wall Street Journal, and a Fox News commentator. Follow him on Twitter here.
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