![]() But as the country has gotten much more polarized, we've divided into rival teams, the economy and presidential approval ratings are not as connected as they used to be. If the economy is still growing strong next year, wages are going up, inflation coming down, they might. And also the question, are you better off now than you were four years ago? - maybe that doesn't matter as much as it did in previous elections. Like, will they be thinking about that next year? But, you know, voters can have a very short memory. I mean, all of those things have done a 180 since then. There was high unemployment, schools shut down and busted supply chains. RASCOE: And, you know, he'll also be reminding, you know, the public about the state of the country when he came into office. He's going to be reminding them about all the jobs that his policies have created that don't need a college degree - jobs from the CHIPS Act or the infrastructure bill. So the president, in his State of the Union address, laid out what he called a blue collar blueprint for America, clearly aimed at these voters. Democrats can't make up for losing them just by doing better with college-educated voters. And non-college voters are still the biggest chunk of the electorate. You know, a big part of Biden's campaign is aimed at convincing non-college-educated voters, particularly white blue collar voters, in this case union workers, to give him another chance, because these are the voters the Democrats have been hemorrhaging in recent elections. LIASSON: The Biden campaign certainly thinks they can. Can they make a difference for President Biden? And we have been hearing that unions have been gaining strength in the U.S. RASCOE: OK, so President Biden touted his pro-union bona fides before a very receptive crowd. MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Good morning, Ayesha. RASCOE: We're joined now by NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Coming this early, it's going to make a gigantic difference in this campaign. I'm more honored by your endorsement than you can imagine. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Excuse me for being a little emotional. ![]() President Biden also kicked off his campaign with a rally in Philadelphia yesterday where he thanked unions for their strong and early endorsement. And he is campaigning, with a rally announced in Pickens, S.C., on July 1. But that's where we're at with former President Donald Trump. has a former president been indicted, let alone one running for reelection. ![]()
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