President Biden delivered a speech from Union Station in DC - a once-thriving marketplace that is now empty - that smacked of desperation.
He avoided mentioning the economy - which polls show concerns Americans the most - and instead focused on the "dangers to democracy" if his party does not win the midterm elections in a few days.
He again trotted out the January 6th "insurrection" as his proof.
Will it fly?
Also today, realizing the economic price they are paying for Russia sanctions, a new poll shows UK citizens souring rapidly.