Since the announcement on Tuesday that Joe Biden was going to be unilaterally “forgiving” billions in student loan debts, Biden and his administration have insulted the intelligence of the American people with one lie after another, one bogus comparison after another in their attempts at justifying Biden’s dictatorial end-run around Congress.
You may also have questions Timing of Biden’s decision. As a presidential candidate, Biden pledged $10,000 to repay student loans. It makes sense to take action now and not wait until after the election.
While Politico lovingly framed it as a carefully “deliberative” process for Biden, the Washington Post got straight to the point in an in-depth report which confirmed that political and electoral considerations were at the heart of Biden’s move, noting that Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D.Mass. Raphael Warnock and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) worked together to get Biden to change his tune. Warnock leaned in to how that could be used to motivate young voters to vote.
He decided to go for something far more broad, supporting a White House memo that was prepared in July. This also broke with allies who had been part of his centrist Senate career and were quick dissension from the policy. The choice reflects in part Biden’s role as a coalitional politician: By bringing in young voters and others of color, he was convinced that Democrats could hold Congress more effectively if there were aggressive student loan relief. White House aides also privately marshaled evidence to show that the more targeted plan wouldn’t do much to erase racial disparities.
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Experts in political science presented polling to senior White House officials, showing that most Americans are supportive of debt forgiveness. They also suggested that this move might help Democrats appeal to young voters. Senator Raphael G. Warnock, a Georgia Democrat facing tough reelection campaign this fall, also highlighted the potential political benefits of an extensive effort.
“This is a motivator for young people, which is important in terms of the election, though that’s not why he did it,” said John Anzalone, Biden’s pollster. “It’s a huge issue for young people — the support levels for them are in the high 60s.”
“Though that’s not why he did it.” Uh huh. And I’m Hillary Clinton.
Unfortunately for Joe Biden and those around him who pushed hardest behind the scenes to make this happen, the backlash has already started — and it’s not just coming from Republicans but also from Democrats and even some in the mainstream media, all of who have pointed out that Biden “erasing” (cough) the debt is for the most part not going to help who he says it is aimed at helping.
As I said before, whatever if any supposed “momentum” Biden and Democrats got from the SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has been blunted by this decision, which has pissed off millions of Americans who have been struggling to make ends meet in this economy and who have their own debts to pay off and are now going to be on the hook for someone else’s, too.
Related: The One Video Clip on Student Loan Forgiveness Republicans Should Run From Now ‘Til November
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