Evan Roth Smith on why Biden needs to do more to tout his wins on prices

Slingshot partner Evan Roth Smith spoke to Semafor’s David Weigel about a new poll from Blueprint, a project that Slingshot overseas, that details how President Biden can more effectively tout his economic record to align more with voter concerns about prices. More specifically, the poll revealed why Black voters must not be taken for granted in 2024 and should be considered like swing voters in the 2024 election.

Democrats are fretting about President Biden’s weaker numbers with Black voters. The new messaging shop Blueprint has a solution: Keep talking about his record until these voters hear about it.

In a new batch of polling, Blueprint found that Black voters, while overwhelmingly Democratic, have priorities and issue awareness much closer to swing voters. The vast majority want the president to bring down prices and raise wages, which the White House is already messaging; between 35% and 40% of Black voters aren’t aware of Biden policies designed to drive down drug prices and end junk fees, which are overwhelmingly popular.

“You don’t have to do some crazy targeted ad buy that only goes on conservative talk radio in swing counties in Wisconsin,” said Blueprint strategist Evan Roth Smith. “You can talk about these things everywhere, at the loudest possible volume. You can put the president on a podium in front of a pharmaceutical company headquarters, talking about bringing the prices down.”

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