U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to sign the Instruments of Ratification for the NATO Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. - Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS
Just a few short months ago, the Democratic Party was facing disaster. With gas soaring past $5 a gallon in Illinois, the market collapse giving 401(k)s a painful 2022 haircut, fraught parents up in arms over lingering school closures, and inflation cleaning out wallets and purses at grocery stores, nonpartisan analysts were predicting a midterm rout and a big gain for the Republican Party. Even just last month, President Joe Biden’s approval rating fell below 40% and a Gallup poll found that a whopping 45% of Americans “strongly disapprove” of his performance. But even as many head to the bea...
