Vulnerable House Democrats stick by Biden as GOP attack ads ramp up
CNN
House Democrats in competitive races are putting little daylight between themselves and President Joe Biden, even as Republicans ratchet up their efforts to use the President as a cudgel against their Democratic opponents in the midterm elections.
After struggling for months to dent Biden's popularity, House Republicans finally see an opening with his sagging approval ratings and are looking to take full advantage. The House GOP's campaign arm rolled out new attack ads this week tying 17 House Democrats to Biden and their $3.5 trillion economic bill -- the GOP's first campaign blitz directly linking the most vulnerable Democrats to the President.
And during a political GOP conference meeting on Tuesday, House Republican leaders shared polling in several key swing districts where Biden's numbers are underwater, according to a source in the room. Among the seats they singled out were Reps. Cindy Axne of Iowa, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Chris Pappas of New Hampshire.