Republicans are working to make President Joe Biden's historic action to forgive student loan debt an economic wedge issue in November's midterm elections.
President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd in a overflow room at a rally hosted by the Democratic National Committee at Richard Montgomery High School, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Rockville, Md. ORG XMIT: MDEV304In recent election cycles, Republicans have amassed significant electoral advantages among white voters who lack college degrees, particularly in rural areas.in the U.S. in which college-educated Americans have increasingly voted Democratic and non-college Americans have voted Republican.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Biden's student loan debt cancellation 'socialism' that is a 'slap in the face' to working Americans who paid off their debtsSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Biden's student loan debt cancellation"socialism" that is a"slap in the face" to working Americans who paid off their debts and those who opted for a different career path to avoid college debt.
But multiple Democrats running in competitive Senate races distanced themselves from the policy. "In my view, the administration should have further targeted the relief, and proposed a way to pay for this plan," said Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
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