Biden’s record is good but voters don’t feel it. Character, not policy, is key to victory | Robert Reich

The economy is doing well - far better than under Trump - but Democrats must ask voters if they want a sociopathic infant with fascist tendencies

The new Harris poll, conducted for The Guardian is troubling, not only because it shows Americans are still pessimistic about the economy but also because - with election day just five and a half months away - so many Americans believe the economy is bad when in fact it's damn good.

In the Harris poll, 55% think the economy is shrinking and 56% believe the US is in a recession. In fact, the economy is growing.

Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His newest book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com