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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Ben Jealous

Americans care about the environment, will vote to protect it. They care about jobs more

President Joe Biden gives remarks on new airline regulations Monday in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

As someone who’s been organizing since I was a teenager, I can tell you that it’s hard to get people to focus on two things at once. Pick a real need and work on it in real time — that’s the way to win people over.

We saw this play out when President Joe Biden announced he would seek re-election. Considering the record, Biden’s presidency has been a consequential one. Employment is as high as before COVID. While inflation is higher than in recent memory, it’s basically a third of what it was last June.

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