WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday to talk directly with Midwestern voters about a new infrastructure investment that will help repair bridges and replace water pipes.
In at least one way, it was an unusual trip for the president.
Biden and other high-profile White House officials — including Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — have taken special care over the past year to visit the 10 most politically competitive states during the 2020 election, a McClatchy analysis of their travel schedules finds. It’s a group of states that includes battlegrounds like Pennsylvania, Georgia and Michigan, each of which Biden won narrowly last year.
