Wins fade from view, while defeats are forever.
Daniel Drezner 21, Professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, 3/30/2021, “Biden’s brand of bipartisanship,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/03/30/bidens-brand-bipartisanship/)//recutCG
The paradox for Biden is that the more successful he is at addressing the pandemic and the economy, the more difficulty he could encounter in building bipartisan coalitions to address other problems. Political Science 101 would suggest that if Biden gets credit for ending the pandemic and restoring a strong economy, that popularity should translate into greater political capital for other problems in the queue.
Political Science 301 offers a cautionary warning: Solved problems fade from view. Biden is appropriately addressing the issues voters care about. But if the pandemic and the economy evolve as expected, voters will quickly bank those successes and focus on thornier problems — like immigration.