‘There Is Going to Be Talk of Abortion Every Day’: Osnos on Biden’s 2024 Re-Election Strategy

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OSNOS: “Yeah, I think you’re starting to see the outlines of what the message is going to be. We heard some of that last night and just now. We’re seeing what is going to be really the thrust of this. In the very foreground, there is going to talk of abortion every day. There is a real feeling in the White House that they know this resonates with people. They’re very concerned about losing that access and losing their right that has been established for 50 years, the threat to democracy. And then also these day-to-day issues, things like price gouging, things like junk fees. I know it can seem like these are two very different kinds of problems. They see them as generational challenges on the one hand and then real practical day-to-day issues. You put these things together. And it’s important to add, you make a joke or two about your age. You invoke it as a sign of wisdom, as, you know, I remember when we were more decent to each other in public life. That’s a formula we’re going to hear a lot of over the next few months.”