WaPo: “President Biden warned Tuesday that a Republican takeover of Congress would have dire consequences for Social Security and Medicare, taking direct aim at Florida’s Republican senators in a state where the popular safety-net programs have numerous beneficiaries….
It was part of Biden’s closing argument a week before crucial midterm elections, as he has relied less on bashing Republicans for ending abortion rights or attacking democracy, and revived a traditional Democratic attack that the GOP wants to gut the entitlement programs that are critical to older Americans’ well-being.
Polls have suggested that the abortion issue has limited potency as Republicans have made headway by focusing on inflation, crime and immigration. Biden’s message Tuesday was essentially a response to the Republicans’ economic argument, saying the GOP would do far more damage to Americans’ financial health than Democrats.”