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As the 2022 midterm elections continue and national conversation about the 2024 presidential election begins, President Joe Biden is facing low approval ratings and frustration from within his own party.

It’s only been a little more than three months since George Floyd’s tragic death. But on the political calendar, it seems like decades have passed.

In the spring, the nationwide demonstrations that spread in the aftermath of Floyd’s death put Donald Trump on the defensive, as the national conversation focused on questions of racial justice and police reform. Initial polling showed that

This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Barbara A. Trish, an Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College The writer's bias has not been rated.

For the past few election cycles, the quartet of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina has had a lock on the early spots in the

Exactly two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, Joe Biden got mad. It’s possible that Biden simply decided it was time to vocalize his anger. Or maybe his staff advised him that he needed to display some emotion. But regardless of the reason, last Friday Biden definitely pumped up the volume. “We cannot allow an out-of-control Supreme Court, working in