Biden and President Trump traveled to some of the same battleground states this week at nearly the same time, but they campaigned as if they were running in different elections.
In a community meeting in Kenosha after his talk of more than an hour with Blake's family, Biden said Blake's determination not to let his life-threatening injuries defeat him was emblematic of the nation's resilience and optimism despite incredible challenges.
"The incumbent president is incapable of telling us the truth and incapable of facing the facts and incapable of healing. He doesn't want to shed light. He wants to generate heat, and he's stoking violence in our cities," Biden said, condemning rioters and looters.A hallmark of the Biden campaign has been its ability to block out the mostly unsolicited advice of party strategists who have been convinced since the outset that its strategy couldn't win.
And amid calls for Biden to more forcefully respond to the president's efforts to link him to violence in cities, this week proved to be a critical time for the former vice president and his team to send a message: Trust us, and trust the voters. Biden talked instead about"safety and security" — broadening their definitions to hit on key focuses for his campaign: the COVID-19 response and restoring the middle class.
Meanwhile, in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Wednesday the president courted military veterans, a constituency he hopes will help him win the state in November. He held an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, standing in front of the USS North Carolina to declare Wilmington the first World War II heritage city in the country.
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