President Joe Biden faces political headwinds with a public that is not excited about this November’s general election.
But as Biden starts to sharpen his rhetoric regarding former President Donald Trump to an electorate that has become somewhat desensitized to his predecessor, the president could be boosted by down-ballot Democratic candidates and measures, if voters do not split their tickets.
A Pew Research Center poll published this week found that about a quarter of Americans (26%) dislike both Biden and Trump, with younger adults aged 18 to 29 years old more likely to be double negative respondents (41%). But with most Democrats campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 2024 presidential battleground states outperforming Biden in their respective races and a couple of their prospective Republican opponents providing fresh faces for his repeated warnings about Trump, Biden could be helped by down-ballot candidates and measures, particularly those related to abortion.
One example includes third-term Sen. Bob Casey (D‑PA), who had a five percentage point lead over likely Re …