The Feiler faster thesis may be on the verge of getting one of its more dramatic tests, regarding the seeming shifting of Joe Biden's political fortunes. I was all set to write about how a convergence of events this past week--progress uniting NATO against Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine, the killing of ISIS's leader by U.S. troops, and record-breaking job numbers--have suddenly made the reports of Biden's political demise look, if not greatly exaggerated, at least not definitive. But, perhaps unsurprisingly, Jennifer Rubin beat me to it, as you can see here.
It's an opportunity to reshape the political narrative, and one that Biden appears to be making the most of, especially by way of his visit to New York to address concerns about rising crime rates. Will it make a difference? Only time will tell. My impression is that, right now, inflation is still the number one issue for undecided voters and, if it is still rising or not on the downswing by Election Day, that may be enough to swing their decision. Not unfortunately, the prospect of handing Congress and multiple statehouses over to a party that is little more than a personality cult.
Perhaps, sadly, it's best summed up here. I hope he's wrong. I pray he's wrong.
And I hope and pray that (a) Biden and the Democrats pull it out, or (b) G-d will brace all of us for what comes afterward if they don't.
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