President Joe Biden announces trip to Superior, Wis., to tout economic agenda

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden appears to be going all in on Wisconsin with just over 10 months to go until the 2024 presidential election.

Biden will visit Superior on Thursday to highlight how his economic agenda is "rebuilding our infrastructure, lowering costs, spurring a small business boom and creating good-paying jobs," the White House said Monday afternoon.

It is the third announced visit to the battleground state for Biden or a top administration official this week. Vice President Kamala Harris stopped in Waukesha County on Monday to highlight the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling that was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. And Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to arrive in Milwaukee Friday to tout the president's job creation efforts.

The series of visits suggests Wisconsin is top of mind for the Democratic president seeking reelection in a race he has framed as a battle for American democracy. He was last in the state just over a month ago, when he visited the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee to announce new directives intended to support small businesses.

The White House on Monday did not release any additional details of the trip. But Biden and his team have made a concerted effort to highlight economic wins as many voters in Wisconsin and across the country have continued to feel sour about their financial prospects.

A Marquette University Law Poll released late last year indicated Wisconsin voters were pessimistic about the state of the economy. Just 27% of respondents described the economy as “excellent” or “good” while 36% described it as “not so good” and 37% labeled it “poor.”

Biden officials have told the Journal Sentinel that they would "visit every corner of the state" to get their message of improving economic winds to voters.

Superior, on Wisconsin's northwest border with Minnesota, is in Douglas County, an area of the state where Democrats have traditionally found success. Biden won the county by about 9 points in 2020.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Joe Biden to visit Superior, Wisconsin, to tout economic agenda