Biden declared victory over big pharma – but is it enough to sway senior voters?

Joe Biden delivers remarks during a celebration of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on the South Lawn of the White House, on 13 September. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

At a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee, Joe Biden declared nothing less than victory over the pharmaceutical industry.

“We beat pharma!” Biden said, leaning into the microphone. “We beat pharma this year, and it mattered. We’re going to change people’s lives.”