President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is planning to counter the Republican debate in California next week with a strategy similar to the one deployed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This time, though, the effort will be led in part by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).
Former President Donald Trump's comments about the 2024 presidential race, his abortion stance, and his ever-increasing poll numbers during two campaign stops in Iowa this week may indicate that post-Labor Day, Trump is gearing his campaign toward a general election that is focused on defeating President Joe Biden next year as opposed to relitigating the 2020 election or directly engaging his GOP competitors.
With a government shutdown looming, the Biden White House is focusing its efforts on tying Republicans to the negative economic fallout rather than breaking the legislative stalemate in the first place.