President Joe Biden just can’t quit Ohio — even if it rejected him in last year’s election.
The Democrat travels to Cincinnati on Wednesday to push his economic policies. It’s the third visit of his presidency to Ohio, the only state he lost that he has visited multiple times.
Ohio was once an electoral prize that could decide who occupied the White House, but its embrace of Republicans has tightened over the past decade. The visit is a testament to Biden’s belief that going straight to voters will help cross a barbed political divide.
“Half of life is showing up, and Joe Biden shows up,” said John Anzalone, Biden’s presidential campaign pollster. “He’s going to be a president for people who voted for him and people who voted against him.”
Ohio Republicans, for their part, see the presidential attention as a chance to make the case against Democrats.