Republicans botching chance to turn tide against Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending

Democrats’ favorite sales pitch for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion spending package is its popularity, but experts warn good poll numbers rarely equate to automatically good policy — especially when the federal government is cutting checks willy-nilly.

“The American Rescue Plan, I believe and, according to the polling data, the vast majority of Americans believe, is essential to giving them some help,” Biden said Friday during a White House roundtable discussion on his proposed massive package.