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Presidents can't just make laws without going through Congress, despite what pretty much every news media organization likes to imply. For two years Biden had an obstructionist Senate and now it's the obstructionist House.
To your point though, I think Democrats could do a better job promoting all the changes they would make. Say you'll "enshrine the right to an abortion" into law, say you'll establish a minimum wage that keeps up with inflation, say you'll let doctors heal and teachers teach, say you'll take the title away from China as the leader in renewable energy, and for fuck sake say you'll stop kowtowing to the Israeli government.
Did you watch the State of the Union?
Your point being? Strong presidential talk at the State of the Union does not give them the power to pass laws without congress.
I was responding to the second paragraph where they said that Democrats need to message better. I believe a lot of the topics they gave as examples that the Democrats could push in their messaging was in the State of the Union.
Oh, alright, my bad, the State of the Union was definitely some of the best messaging I've seen of a united democratic party I've seen in a while.