Why Democrats are excited for Biden after a big week
by Amie Parnes and Morgan Chalfant - 07/31/22 7:00 AM ET
A week ago, President Biden seemed down on his luck.
He had just been diagnosed with COVID-19, after dodging it for more than two years.
He was being bashed by people in his own party for appearing flat-footed on abortion.
The all-important climate legislation he had been pushing seemed dead in the water.
And as if things couldn’t appear any worse, The New York Times had recently released a poll showing that most Democrats wanted someone else to run for their party’s nomination in 2024.
But a lot changed in a week.
Biden defeated his COVID-19 symptoms, and despite testing positive on Saturday after days of testing negative in what his doctor deemed a rebound case, it looks like the president has avoided any severe illness.
Gas prices are at the lowest they’ve been in weeks.
He’ll soon sign a bipartisan bill to boost the domestic chip industry, which has been a major priority.
And there’s an emerging deal in the Senate on his domestic climate and health agenda that caught almost all of Washington off guard this week.
But it’s not all good for Biden. The Commerce Department on Thursday said the economy shrank for a second straight quarter, raising fears of a recession.
But overall, it was the best week in some time for the president. He even got some props from his old boss on his bout of good news.
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