Campaigning on Biden’s agenda (even without him) worked
Biden did not visit Nevada, Georgia or Arizona, where incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly was fending off his Republican challenger in early results.
He also avoided battleground New Hampshire, where Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan easily defeated Republican state Sen. Dan Boldoc.
One of his last stops on the campaign trail was to Pennsylvania, where he stumped for Fetterman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro. Fetterman won a close race against former President Donald Trump’s chosen candidate Mehmet Oz, while Shapiro cruised to victory over his election-denying Republican opponent Doug Mastriano.
Democrats are holding up Shapiro’s victory as evidence that Biden’s message about the election being a choice between democracy and the rule of law and MAGA Republicans struck the right chord with voters.
They also noted that even in the states Biden did not visit, many Democrats who campaigned on his agenda, namely infrastructure and economic investments, won close competitions.