Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that Democrats must redouble their efforts to overcome voters' anger over inflation and preserve control of Congress by establishing deeper contrasts with Republicans.
Bloomberg's Most ReadSpeaking at a Democratic National Committee event in Chicago, Biden said he and his administration had not done enough to inform people about the Democrats' achievements and that he meant to change that. He also warned of the Republicans' "ultra-MAGA" agenda, a reference to Donald Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again."
"It's going to be difficult, because inflation is going to scare the living daylights out of everyone," the president remarked, referring to the November elections that will determine Congress control. "We're making progress, but we still have a long way to go."
Biden claimed that the Republican Party is becoming increasingly wedded to its hardline pro-Trump base, and that it is duty to Democrats to educate voters.
"We have to take the fight to them," he added. "We have to present our case and make it extremely strong, and we have a good track record to run on." "You'll hear a lot more from me about not only what we've done, but also what they're trying to achieve."
Biden predicted that Democrats may gain three Senate seats and expand their tight House majority in the November midterm elections, but admitted that it would be challenging given the current level of inflation. According to polls, Democrats are at risk of losing both.
Consumer price statistics released earlier in the day showed yearly inflation falling but monthly core inflation increasing.
Biden had previously described inflation as "unacceptably high," but claimed the US Federal Reserve was responsible for combating it.
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Biden has been attempting to persuade Congress to accept a slimmed-down version of his Build Back Better economic package, presenting it as a way to combat inflation by levying taxes on corporations and the wealthy, as well as lowering the cost of insulin, for example. He claimed on Wednesday that Democrats only had one vote in the Senate, but that they will "get it done," without specifying when or how.
During his remarks, the president alluded to a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, claiming that it might weaken or destroy all privacy rights and casting doubt on the validity of same-sex marriage. If voters understand the repercussions of the November elections, he believes the topic might be a powerful political motivation.
"We can't take our eyes off what could happen if we don't succeed," Biden warned.
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