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White House sees 2024 opportunity in 'Bidenomics' pitch, despite economic pessimism

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Biden’s reelection pitch is shaping up around one word -- Bidenomics -- as he bets he'll benefit with voters by hitching his political image to the state of the economy President Joe Biden's reelection pitch is taking shape around one word: Bidenomics. The four-syllable label has become the White House's way of broadly gesturing to his economic platform, which -- as they are quick to tout -- includes targeted investments in U.S. industry, support for unions and more. This summer, Biden and his surrogates have fanned out across the United States to advertise that record, particularly in swing states like Arizona, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Campaign advisers say it will continue to be a core part of Biden's messaging strategy. "Since I took office, I've seen more than $3 billion in private investment in clean energy manufacturing, all across Wisconsin," he said in Milwaukee earlier this month. "That's ...

Georgia win offers Democrats new opportunity -- plus a reality check: The Note

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Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herchel Walker wound up looking a lot like the first round of voting in November The TAKE with Rick Klein There was every reason for Democrats to feel great about Tuesday's Senate runoff in Georgia -- a more polished candidate with a vast spending advantage, distractions courtesy of their opponent as well as former President Donald Trump, a recent track record of winning similar races and just maybe a depressed or distracted GOP electorate, with control of the Senate not at stake. The runoff wound up looking a lot like the first round of voting in Georgia. That's to say it was remarkably close, with red counties voting heavily for a flawed Republican and Sen. Raphael Warnock needing to squeeze every bit of juice out of Democratic parts of the state. It worked, and Warnock won a full six-year term while Democrats nabbed a 51st Senate seat. It's another blow to Trump's political sway and also the effectiv...