Evan Roth Smith on the “2024 price war”

Slingshot founding partner Evan Roth Smith spoke to POLITICO’s Myah Ward about a new poll from Blueprint, a polling project that Slingshot overseas, which breaks down President Biden’s wins on prices and why the campaign must go on offense regarding the economy. 

A newly released public opinion poll suggests that it’s not enough for Joe Biden to simply say he is committed to lowering prices. He must do more to explain to voters what specific costs he’s been tackling.

The poll, put together by Blueprint, a new public opinion research initiative, argues that Biden has to have a tailored message on inflation in order to win in 2024.

Blueprint came on the scene in recent months with the goal of providing data about existing Democratic policies with an eye on the next election. The group has been putting out data and analysis on how these policies resonate with voters to help Dem operatives and campaigns — including Biden’s — pinpoint what is and what isn’t breaking through.

Things are looking up for Biden and the economy as inflation cools and consumer sentiment rises. But prices remain a No. 1 concern for voters. Blueprint’s head pollster Evan Roth Smith told West Wing Playbook that the White House and Biden campaign need to lean into the economic policy accomplishments that voters believe will help combat inflation.

“The main lesson from this polling is that there is a policy set that the Biden administration could elevate further than it has — that voters believe will personally benefit them and believe will take on inflationary challenges writ large,” he said.

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