The changes that Biden has brought to the United States in the four years since he took office:
1. Social security. The Social Security Administration has been providing Social Security payments to eligible retirees as part of their retirement**, and 65 million people are currently receiving Social Security payments each month, of which 46 million are retirees. Biden previously campaigned on the promise that if elected, he would increase social security benefits while extending the solvency of the social security program.
Since taking office, Biden has launched a social security reform plan: payroll tax on income over $400,000 (open source), eligible retirees will receive a minimum benefit of no less than 125 from the federal poverty level (raising the minimum social security benefit line), people who have received social security for more than 20 years will receive an increase of 5, widows will receive a monthly social security payment increase of 20, and change the basis of the Cost of Living Adjustment Index (COLA) (this index is one of the important bases for the annual adjustment of social security benefits).
2. Freedom of abortion. Their respective claims: among young people and in cyberspace, the majority of Americans are against "banning abortion"; Democrats support abortion freedom; The more conservative Republican Party opposes abortion freedom; In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the historic 1973 Roe v. Wade decision (which formally outlawed constitutional guarantees for women's right to abortion and left it up to state laws to decide). The divide between the Democrats, Republicans and the Supreme Court, which began over abortion rights, has now turned into a political battle.
That is, the Democratic Party, which supports abortion freedom, is more likely to gain popular support in this dimension.
3. Health care. Medical security is at the core of people's livelihood issues and has always been the focus of bipartisan contention. After the proposal and implementation of the "affordable health care plan" during the Obama era (the core is to expand the coverage of health insurance) and the Republican Party's attempt to repeal the bill during the Trump era, Biden signed an executive order to restart the affordable health care program (the implementation of universally affordable quality health care; Lower prescription drugs**, premiums, and out-of-pocket expenses; reduce healthcare costs and improve the quality of care; Eliminate discriminatory measures on the basis of gender, race, geographical location, LGBTQ+, etc. in health care; ensuring reproductive health and maternal health, etc.), and expanding the coverage of affordable health care programs to states that do not participate in the health care system, and strengthening the legal provisions on public choice for affordable health care programs.
4. Democracy. Biden's campaign has shouted "Our approach to 2024 is that this election can decide the fate of American democracy." The threat Trump posed to American democracy in 2020 has only become more dire. He is waging a campaign of revenge, and at the expense of the freedom of Americans. "Making democracy the central argument for re-election downplays the economic issues that have been affecting Biden's approval ratings.
The negative changes are mainly focused on economic issues and the international situation.
1. High inflation. During the Trump administration, the inflation rate in the United States basically fluctuated around 2%, and the highest did not break 3%. The inflation rate during the Biden administration first surged from 2% in early '21 to 9% in mid-22, and then fell to 3% at the end of '23, which is generally higher than the inflation rate during the Trump administration.
2. Illegal immigration has surged. During the Biden administration, the number of illegal immigrants arrested at the U.S. southwest border far exceeded the number of illegal immigrants during the Trump administration.
The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in August '21, the disobedience and armed confrontation in Texas at the beginning of '24, and the Russia-Ukraine war that lasted for nearly two years (the continuous defeat of Ukraine and the impact of energy backlash on the domestic inflation rate in the United States).
1. Worries about old age. Biden was born in 1942 and is 82 years old, making the United States** and American citizens very worried about whether Biden can continue to shoulder the arduous task of the United States in the next four years of turbulent world pattern.
2. Investigation. Subject to a ** investigation initiated by House Republicans.
In the current primary election within the Democratic Party of the United States, Biden's poll support is significantly ahead of the other two candidates, and there is basically no suspense about becoming the first candidate of the Democratic Party.
In the end, there is a high probability that the ** showdown in the United States in November 2024 will still take place between Biden and Trump, repeating the ** situation four years ago. Biden's chances of winning re-election are not big!