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brooklynite

(94,679 posts) Thu Apr 18, 2024, 09:25 AM Apr 18

How Biden's Campaign is Beating Trump

There is plentiful evidence that Trump is running a better campaign than his 2016 and 2020 efforts. He dispatched his primary opponents with relative ease, and there was an obvious level of strategic messaging that was absent before. In the past, Trump relied on a collection of grifters, media personalities, and those who couldn’t get hired anywhere else in Republican politics. Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles are competent, experienced political operatives.

In his piece, Sherman warns Democrats not to underestimate the Trump operation, and I promise not to do that. However, being better than Trump in 2016 is not the same as being better than Biden in 2024. With seven months to go, Joe Biden’s Campaign operation is well ahead of Trump’s.

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The Biden operation has been on non-stop offense. Since the State of the Union, the President remains omnipresent in the battleground states. His messaging is strategically designed to shore up the President’s coalition; and he is currently in the midst of a three-day tour of Pennsylvania to talk about the economy. Since the State of the Union, the President made major announcements on climate change, student loan debt cancellation, gun safety reform and prescription drug costs. All of these issues are critical to the struggling segments of his coalition.

The Biden Campaign continues to draw contrasts with Trump at every opportunity, launching new ads and videos on a near daily basis to define Trump and his agenda like this ad released immediately after the Arizona Supreme Court enacted a near-total ban on abortion in the state:

https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/bidens-campaign-is-beating-trumps

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How Biden's Campaign is Beating Trump (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 18 OP

Nor is Joe DEMANDING a 5% cut of down ballot donation hauls. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 18 #1

Fear, hate and violence. TSExile Apr 18 #4

I was ready for you to say..."NOBODY expects the Spansish Inquisition". ProudMNDemocrat Apr 18 #5

This time we have Gaza and rfk jr. Hoping things change soon with mucifer Apr 18 #2

"...is running a better campaign than his 2016 and 2020 efforts..." markodochartaigh Apr 18 #3

He might be running a better campaign than in 2016 and 2020 LiberalFighter Apr 18 #6

He can't run on building a wall and making Mexico pay for it Demobrat Apr 18 #7

I don't see how Trump running his campaign from a criminal courthouse DemocraticPatriot Apr 19 #8

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)

1. Nor is Joe DEMANDING a 5% cut of down ballot donation hauls.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 09:33 AM

Apr 18

Joe Biden is pleased that down ballot Democratic candidates are using his name and likeness in their races. For they see Joe as a stabilizing force whose message is resonating with voters.

TAXING the Billionaires who have been made even richer from the 2017 Tax Cuts is making headway with voters.

Abortion access and Reproductive rights are making voters(women) take notice.

Forgiving Student Loans are helping College graduates who are 20 + years out of graduation better consumers.

Monthly Job reports are showing that Americans are working and that the investments in Infrastructure is showing fruit.

Republicans have NOTHING to offer voters except FEAR.

TSExile

(2,466 posts)

4. Fear, hate and violence.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:26 AM

Apr 18

That's all the GOP (which stands for Grand Old Patriarchy, Groupies of Putin, etc.) stand for.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)

5. I was ready for you to say..."NOBODY expects the Spansish Inquisition".

Reply to TSExile (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:34 AM

Apr 18

But I do get your gist.

mucifer

(23,558 posts)

2. This time we have Gaza and rfk jr. Hoping things change soon with

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 09:34 AM

Apr 18

people waking up.

markodochartaigh

(1,142 posts)

3. "...is running a better campaign than his 2016 and 2020 efforts..."

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 10:20 AM

Apr 18

One thing that greatly worries me is that the reich-wing tumor inside the Republican party has only grown stronger after the Epiphany Day coup (Republicans soiled the sacred Day of Epiphany with their vile coup spectacle, and it should have been an epiphany for the US as a whole to see the authoritarians unmasked).
The tumor did not begin with Trump, or even Reagan, or Nixon, read Jeff Sharlet's "The Family" to get closer to its beginning. But Trump was a catalyst to the cancer which began long before he was born and will survive long after his death. While Trump stimulated the cancer's consolidation and growth he is also so deeply flawed personally that it should be obvious that the next authoritarian Strong Leader is likely to be far more effective. And the authoritarian web of conspirators against democracy appears that it will only be stronger even if the buffoon is banished.

LiberalFighter

(51,020 posts)

6. He might be running a better campaign than in 2016 and 2020

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 04:40 PM

Apr 18

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But there are a lot of major negatives against him.

I changed 2026 to 2016.

Demobrat

(8,986 posts)

7. He can't run on building a wall and making Mexico pay for it

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 18, 2024, 07:33 PM

Apr 18

this time. All he’s got is grievance. Look what they’re doing to me. I’m doing this for you. Send more money. Buy my schlock. MAGAts are there for the entertainment. How long before they get bored with this act?

DemocraticPatriot

(4,383 posts)

8. I don't see how Trump running his campaign from a criminal courthouse

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Apr 19, 2024, 06:27 AM

Apr 19

is 'running a better campaign than 2016 or 2020', especially with a lot less money... that is just damn silly

but yes, President 'Fighting Joe' Biden IS kicking ass!!!

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