President Biden and Vice President Harris are scheduled to travel to every battleground state in March as part of their reelection campaign’s effort to increase activity after Super Tuesday and the State of the Union, the campaign said on Friday.
Biden is going to New Hampshire on Monday, Wisconsin on Wednesday, and Michigan on Thursday, according to the campaign.
Before that, he will visit Pennsylvania on Friday and Georgia on Saturday, immediately following his State of the Union address, and more trips to battleground states will be announced during the month.
The campaign has named March the “I’m on Board” Month of Action, which involves travel by Biden, Harris and key officials and representatives, as well as efforts to increase volunteer involvement and expand battleground staff.
The campaign will start a $30 million six-week advertising expenditure, which is more than it spent in the entire 2023 after the president announced his reelection bid in April.
Campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon referred to March as a “key juncture” and said on Friday that the campaign is ready to move forward, emphasizing that Biden and Harris “will be out there every day.”
During the State of the Union address, Biden had the best fundraising day since the launch in April. In the 9 p.m. hour, the campaign saw its strongest fundraising hour, and that record was then broken in the 10 p.m. hour and again in the 11 p.m. hour, according to communications director Michael Tyler.
In addition, in the 24 hours after Super Tuesday, when Biden nearly swept the Democratic primary contests, the campaign raised $1.5 million, as announced by campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez.
To increase the staffing in battleground states, the campaign in March is opening 100 new offices and adding at least 350 new staff members across several states. To expand its volunteer base, the campaign is launching the “I’m on Board” campaign, which will include regular trainings for volunteers and providing opportunities for volunteers, such as engaging directly with voters and sharing digital content and phone banking.
Following Super Tuesday, the Biden campaign has attempted to attract the support of followers of Republican Nikki Haley, who dropped out of the race on Wednesday. O’Malley Dillon said on Friday that former President Trump has not shown that he is focused on expanding his base of voters, like they want to.
“In order to win, he’s got to expand his base of voters to find new people to be with him. And that is not something he’s shown that he’s really focused on. It. You saw Nikki Haley come out, leave the race this week and instead of wrapping his arms around them like we certainly have, Trump has really mocked her supporters,” she said.
O’Malley Dillon said, in contrast, that Biden argued in his State of the Union that he is the president for all Americans.
“That’s always been a hallmark of the president and how he’s really looked to expand the coalition that helped elect him in the first place and historic numbers and we’re going to continue to do that,” she said.
After the State of the Union, officials from the Biden administration commenced a two-week travel blitz. kicked off a two-week travel blitz with more than two dozen trips throughout March to states like Arizona, Florida, and Texas.
