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Presidential Popularity Contest Skews Left

The results tell us much more about the political leanings of historians than it does about presidential performance.

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President Biden driving a Cadillac Lyriq at the Detroit Auto Show on September 14, 2022. AP/Evan Vucci
STEPHEN MOORE
STEPHEN MOORE

Before President Biden entered the White House, he consulted with several prominent historians about how to be a great commander in chief. Their answer: Grow government. Spend, spend, spend. Don’t worry about blowing up the debt.

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STEPHEN MOORE
STEPHEN MOORE

Mr. Moore is an economics journalist, author, and columnist. He is the chief economist for the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity, and a regular contributor at The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN and CNBC.

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