President Joe Biden’s relatively light midterm campaign schedule has him completely avoiding battleground states that aided in his election two years ago.
Instead, the Daily Mail notes, with just more than a week before the final in-person votes are cast, Biden is focusing on Democratic strongholds that would normally be easy wins.
In some cases, candidates don’t want to be seen with the current president. Inflation is the top concern of most voters, according to multiple polls, and it has dragged Biden’s approval numbers down. Some hopefuls fear they’ll be dragged down with him if voters see them on stage together.
Instead, former President Barack Obama, who remains popular with Democrats, has served as a campaign surrogate.
[Andrew Malcolm reminded me this afternoon that this is the same Barack Obama who presided over two midterm disasters. Have fun storming the castle, Democrats! — Ed]
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