(The Guardian) Biden enlists January 6 police officers to campaign in swing states as reports of Democratic 'freakout' over poor polling emerge
With less than six months to go until the 5 November presidential election, Politico has published yet another report about Democrats being nervous about Joe Biden’s chance for re-election against Donald Trump. That the president is unpopular, and has been for year, is practically old news, but his allies have more recently been rattled by successive waves of polls showing him trailing Trump in most of the swing states he will need to win. Citing anonymous sources, Politico reports that some Democrats are in “freakout” mode over Biden’s chances, with the president facing persistent public concerns about his handling of issues as varied as inflation, immigration, and the relative unpopularity of his running mate Kamala Harris.
The Biden campaign has plenty of cards up its sleeve, including reminding voters of the violence at the Capitol on January 6, and Trump’s role in instigating it. Three police officers who fought the insurrectionists will soon be hitting the road to campaign for Biden in battleground states, and warn voters that Trump would pose a threat to the country’s democracy, if he returned to the White House.
Democrats' anxiety over Biden's chances rises after Trump gains fundraising edge - report
The latest development rattling Democrats is the edge in fundraising that Donald Trump gained over Joe Biden last month, Politico reports.
The former president’s fundraising last month was $25m more than Biden, Politico reports, though the Democrat maintains his edge in cash on hand. The story is otherwise full of alarming quotes from nameless Democratic insiders warning that Biden’s in a far weaker position than he should be, especially considering the stakes of this election.
From one Democratic operative Politico describes as being in touch with the White House: This isn’t, “Oh my God, Mitt Romney might become president.” It’s “Oh my God, the democracy might end.”
And a Democratic adviser: The list of why we “could” win is so small I don’t even need to keep the list on my phone.
The response from Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz: The work we do every day on the ground and on the airwaves in our battleground states — to talk about how President Biden is fighting for the middle class against the corporate greed that’s keeping prices high, and highlight Donald Trump’s anti-American campaign for revenge and retribution and abortion bans — is the work that will again secure us the White House.
With less than six months to go until the 5 November presidential election, Politico has published yet another report about Democrats being nervous about Joe Biden’s chance for re-election against Donald Trump. That the president is unpopular, and has been for year, is practically old news, but his allies have more recently been rattled by successive waves of polls showing him trailing Trump in most of the swing states he will need to win. Citing anonymous sources, Politico reports that some Democrats are in “freakout” mode over Biden’s chances, with the president facing persistent public concerns about his handling of issues as varied as inflation, immigration, and the relative unpopularity of his running mate Kamala Harris.
The Biden campaign has plenty of cards up its sleeve, including reminding voters of the violence at the Capitol on January 6, and Trump’s role in instigating it. Three police officers who fought the insurrectionists will soon be hitting the road to campaign for Biden in battleground states, and warn voters that Trump would pose a threat to the country’s democracy, if he returned to the White House.
Democrats' anxiety over Biden's chances rises after Trump gains fundraising edge - report
The latest development rattling Democrats is the edge in fundraising that Donald Trump gained over Joe Biden last month, Politico reports.
The former president’s fundraising last month was $25m more than Biden, Politico reports, though the Democrat maintains his edge in cash on hand. The story is otherwise full of alarming quotes from nameless Democratic insiders warning that Biden’s in a far weaker position than he should be, especially considering the stakes of this election.
From one Democratic operative Politico describes as being in touch with the White House: This isn’t, “Oh my God, Mitt Romney might become president.” It’s “Oh my God, the democracy might end.”
And a Democratic adviser: The list of why we “could” win is so small I don’t even need to keep the list on my phone.
The response from Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz: The work we do every day on the ground and on the airwaves in our battleground states — to talk about how President Biden is fighting for the middle class against the corporate greed that’s keeping prices high, and highlight Donald Trump’s anti-American campaign for revenge and retribution and abortion bans — is the work that will again secure us the White House.