Republicans are seeking to use some of Biden’s top legislative accomplishments — the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan — against Democrats in the weeks before an election in which the economy is a top issue for voters.
In Pennsylvania, Sen. Bob Casey’s Republican opponent, David McCormick, is highlighting Casey’s support for the IRA, as well as his comments downplaying inflation in 2021 and 2022, when the average rate of inflation topped 8%.
In a digital video ad first shared with NBC News today, McCormick’s campaign tries to paint Casey as a vulnerable Democrat who is “dangerously liberal” alongside Harris, who served with him in the Senate before she was named Biden’s running mate in 2020.
The ad splices clips of Casey’s remarks, including “we did the right thing by going big” with the IRA and its focus on union jobs, clean energy manufacturing and capping health care costs for eligible people.
Harris, as president of the Senate, cast the tiebreaking vote for the IRA when it passed with no Republican support.
The 60-second ad features voters in Pennsylvania criticizing Democrats and Biden for higher grocery prices and the cost of living.
“Pennsylvania families are being crushed by the high price of gas, groceries, and rent. Despite the warnings that their policies would create record inflation, Kamala Harris and weak career politician Bob Casey repeatedly lied so they could pass their multi-trillion dollar liberal agenda,” McCormick said today in a statement.
Inflation has significantly cooled, down to a 2.9% annual rate in July, but grocery prices are still almost 25% more expensive than pre-pandemic levels.
Republicans, who have traditionally outperformed Democrats on the economy, hope to capitalize on the issue in November. Americans say they trust Trump more than Harris on the economy, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
At a news conference tonight in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump said he would “bring prices down on day one” of a second administration by cutting taxes and vowed to “drill, baby drill” to boost natural energy production in the U.S.
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