After ignoring Speaker Kevin McCarthy for months on end regarding the debt ceiling, Joe Biden has finally agreed to a meeting. But that only happened after the House GOP called Biden’s bluff and passed a debt ceiling increase that included significant spending cuts. It’s still possible that a short-term spending bill could be passed to allow for more time for negotiations, but Hakeem Jeffries won’t commit to the idea. So far, Biden’s team appears to be playing hardball, demanding a “clean” debt ceiling increase. A failure to come to an agreement could have serious negative consequences. But if Joe Biden is counting on “rallying the support of the people” against the House GOP plan, a survey this week from Rasmussen Reports suggests that he is very badly misunderstanding how the public views the issue. A strong majority of voters prefer McCarthy’s plan over Biden’s call for a “clean” debt limit increase...