New polls show President Joe Biden running far behind former President Donald Trump in many key swing states despite billions of dollars spent on Biden’s behalf according to the New York Times and Siena College polling.
President Biden is the presumptive nominee for the Democrats and former President Trump is the presumptive nominee for the Republicans, looking like a rematch from the 2020 election. Biden has tried to gain ground with rural voters and launched “Investing in Rural America Event Series” where he and administration officials will visit rural areas to discuss their spending initiatives, but the polls show disaster for the Biden campaign.
In Pennsylvania, President Biden loses the 2024 election to Trump by 4 points. In Arizona & Michigan, Biden is behind by 5 point, 6 points behind in Arizona, and over 10 points behind in the swing state of Nevada. The only swing state where Biden is not losing is Wisconsin, where the polls show both candidates tied.
This Investing in Rural America Event Series by Biden began a week ago in Minnesota where he tried to describe how their administration is helping rural areas and farm-specific programs.
“[T]hrough our clean energy initiatives contained in the Inflation Reduction Act, we’re investing nearly $20 billion…$20 billion; the money is there…to help farmers and ranchers tackle climate crisis through climate-smart agriculture and cover crops, nutrient management…and storing carbon in the soil,” Biden said during his speech to farmers in Minnesota.
“Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law…we’re making the most substantial investment…in rural America since Eisenhower’s highway plan — roads, bridges, inland waterways, ports, regional airports, clean water, high-speed Internet,” he said.
He also mentioned the Reconnect Program where his Department of Agriculture is trying to connect 300,000 rural households to high speed internet.
According to a press release from the White House, the rural event series will feature officials from the Biden administration such as Biden and Kamala Harris to rural areas in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The polls show Biden’s rural event series as a negative for his campaign with rural swing state voters not buying what he’s selling.
