Democrats send mixed messages on whether Biden should tout his record or attack Trump
By
Peter Cordi
June 26, 2024 2:58 pm
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A Democratic polling group is urging President Joe Biden to “tout his accomplishments,” breaking with advisers who say he should shift his focus away from his own record and instead attack former President Donald Trump.
Upon releasing a new poll on voter perceptions of inflation Wednesday, Blueprint laid out a number of takeaways from the data it collected. The pollsters suggest that based on their poll, Biden should “hammer home” his efforts to reduce prices.
“When married to messaging that touts Biden as a champion of the middle class against Trump as a patsy for the wealthy and big companies,” Blueprint’s lead pollster Evan Roth Smith said, “there is a clear policy and communications path for Biden to be even bolder on inflation, while winning over skeptical votes.”
The poll found that inflation is the No. 1 issue voters are interested in hearing Biden speak about, with 50% of respondents signaling it as their top concern. On the subject of inflation, 79% of voters said that low prices of goods and services define a good economy for them.
Blueprint, whose mission is “to take a sober, detailed look at what Democrats need to do to win in 2024,” suggested that Biden would be well-served to center his messaging around his efforts and accomplishments on the economy and “take credit” for policies voters see as reducing inflation.
However, according to a Tuesday report, top Democrats are telling Biden to rein in his praise of his own record and instead go after Trump on the economy.
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