In this episode (recorded prior to the recent Biden-Trump debate), John and Seth discuss just what usually makes presidents popular or unpopular, why those don’t seem to affect Biden’s popularity much, why economic perceptions and coverage remain perpetually gloomy, why Biden gets blame for starting a war he didn’t start but no credit for ending a war he actually ended, and what this all tells us about the incentives that presidents and presidential candidates face. We also discuss the best available tools for cake decoration.

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