(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 15 - David Axelrod, sent Joe Biden some unsolicited advice in view of the speech on the State of the Union that I will have to give on March 1: 'Show some humility'.
In an editorial in the New York Times, the former strategist of Barack Obama asks the US president not to sweeten the pill on the sacrifices that Americans will have to continue to make because of the Covid pandemic and not to focus only on the successes of his administration as he did in the held speech. for the anniversary of his first year in the White House.
Biden, writes the former strategist in his article, on that occasion "got the proportions wrong, giving more space to present his successes than to acknowledge the strident concerns that have soured the mood of the country".
The president and his team, Axelrod warns, may be tempted to take a similar approach to the state of the union discourse and therefore recommends "proceeding with caution."
"Talk about the things you and Congress have done to help Americans meet their challenges, sure.
Set your goals for the future, absolutely.
Offer realistic hope that the days to come will be better.
We desperately need it. "" But, "Axelrod points out," admit that we are still in the clutches of a trahuman.
Polls show that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe the path they have taken is wrong and will have little patience for bombastic statements compared to the reality of their experiences ". (ANSA).