Biden Makes Populist Pitch for Re-Election in Pennsylvania Swing

President Biden recently embarked on a three-day visit to Pennsylvania, where he aimed to articulate his case for re-election with a populist appeal. Throughout his visit, he outlined his plans concerning tariffs and taxes, while also seeking to emphasize his working-class roots as a native of Scranton.

Moreover, President Biden took the opportunity to sharpen his narrative about former President Donald Trump, portraying him as a product of elite enclaves such as Mar-a-Lago and a mere puppet of the billionaires who frequent such spaces. In Scranton, he remarked, "He learned the very best way to get rich is to inherit it. He learned that telling people, ‘You’re fired,’ was something to laugh about."

This strategy of contrasting wealth and privilege is not new for Democrats. Twelve years ago, then-Vice President Biden and other Democrats relentlessly criticized Mitt Romney, a wealthy Republican, for his elitist image and his ties to Bain Capital. At the time, they ridiculed his wealth and lambasted his free-market positions on the auto industry bailout and the foreclosure crisis.