Biden sets sights on Las Vegas days before Nevada's primary. He's also got November on his mind.
President Joe Biden’s latest campaign swing is taking him to Nevada, where the “first-in-the-West” primaries are under way with early and absentee voting
RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden 's latest campaign swing is taking him across the country to Nevada, where the “first-in-the-West” primaries are under way with early and absentee voting. But the Democrat and his team are also using the visit to shore up support for the general election in November.
The president last visited Nevada in December, when he highlight more than $8 billion in federal funding for passenger rail projects nationwide. On Sunday, Biden plans to meet with voters in the city's majority-Black Historic Westside and speak with community leaders about infrastructure investments.
Michael Tyler, a spokesperson for Biden's reelection campaign, said the president will rally supporters to vote in Tuesday's primary and help build momentum for the fall, in what in shaping up to be a rematch of the 2020 contest against Republican Donald Trump.