Biden traveled to Pennsylvania seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history.
President Joe Biden waves from Air Force One before departing on March 16, 2021, en route to visit a small business in Chester, Pennsylvania to highlight how the American Rescue Plan helps small businesses.
Biden's travel appears to be a mix of electoral calculations ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, traditional presidential duties to comfort Americans after natural disasters, and a personal desire to elevate priorities that are more difficult to alter legislatively, such as racial justice. Doherty says presidents often take trips to promote a policy agenda and build support for specific pieces of legislation in Congress, as well.
The White House points to proximity as a factor. Biden has only been west of the Rocky Mountains once. Former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton had all held multiple days of events in California by this point in their presidency.Presidents and their staffs tend to be believe they can influence public debate with a presidential visit; it's part of the communications strategy.
For the Bush White House, a presidential visit in a strategic state was a tool the president and his team leveraged on Capitol Hill to pass legislation. But that was a different era, and while travel remains useful, Fleischer himself wonders if it is as effective nowadays as it was 20 years ago when he worked in the White House.
Some Presidents could find it more useful to stay in Washington and work the phones. Ultimately, Fleischer says legislative wins increase a president's popularity more than a random trip to generate positive local news coverage.
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