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Biden To Tout Economic Plan As GOP Leads In Polling On Economic Issues

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President Joe Biden will shortly deliver remarks from the White House on how his administration's economic plan is achieving "historic deficit reduction."

  • Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_-9r_D0ngY
  • Democrats are scrambling to keep up with the GOP on economic matters with 18 days until the midterm elections.
  • A CNBC poll released yesterday showed that Republicans have a double-digit polling advantage on which party would do a better job bringing down inflation, handling taxes, dealing with deficits, and creating jobs.
  • White House strategists believe that the primary problem for Democrats is related to the transmission of the message, rather than the message itself, so Biden will continue his well-rehearsed routine of talking up strong jobs data, arguing that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will drive growth in neglected parts of the country, the Chips and Science Act will create investment, and the Inflation Reduction Act will lower drug costs and reduce the deficit.

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