Biden Courts Working-Class Voters in Visit to Wisconsin Union Training Center
A half-day after delivering a State of the Union address before a divided Congress that produced boos and jeers from Republicans in the chamber, President Joe Biden traveled to Wisconsin on Feb. 8 to tout his economic plan.
Biden has said in recent months that he plans to seek a second term in 2024. Traditionally, presidents embark on a national tour after the State of the Union speech to promote their key messages.
During his State of the Union address, Biden said his economic strategy has helped generate 800,000 good-paying manufacturing jobs across the country since he took office.
At a training center operated by the Laborers’ International Union of North America near Madison, Biden continued to praise economic numbers that show job growth, especially in the manufacturing sector; and reduced inflation rates in each of the previous six months….