Biden Preaches Patience To Voters Spooked By Economic Tumult

Democratic candidates are facing relentless criticism from Republicans who want to make the election a referendum on the president's performance.

When it comes to reassuring Americans about an economy that's an election-year challenge for his party, President Joe Biden is telling the country to hold on.

It's a message of patience as voters are buffeted by persistent inflation, fears of a recession and the prospect of rising energy prices in the closing weeks of the campaign season when they will determine the fate of vulnerable Democrats and control of Congress.

The $25 trillion-plus economy is veering in two radically different directions.