Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
As the United Auto Workers’ strike comes to a successful end, The New York Times noted that the developments “could also prove to be a significant political victory” for President Joe Biden, who made no effort to hide his support for striking workers. The article quoted Steve Smith, an AFL-CIO spokesperson, who said, “The impact of Biden’s public support can’t be overstated.” He added that there’s “a lot of upside here” for the Democratic incumbent.
After all, the president wasn’t directly involved in the talks themselves — there were no White House representatives at the negotiating table — so it’s not as if Biden can claim too much credit for the outcome. But as The New Republic’s Michael Tomasky explained well, the president helped create the political conditions that made the final deal possible. This becomes all the more important when contrasted with the Democratic incumbent’s likely GOP rival.
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