President Joe Biden and Democrats have struggled to overcome historical headwinds and worrisome economic trends in the lead-up to the midterms. So aides are scheming up something else: Turning the campaign into a contrast with Trump and the Republicans.
President Joe Biden and his team are hoping to spend the spring and summer months drawing sharp distinctions with Republicans. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden and fellow Democrats have struggled to overcome historical headwinds and worrisome economic trends in the lead-up to the midterms.
“This ain’t your father’s Republican Party,” said Biden, who declared it “the MAGA party now” and that Republicans now “are afraid to act correctly, because they know they’ll be primaried” if they don’t toe the line set by Trump and his acolytes. There has also been frustration in the White House — and among some outside groups — about the lack of cover and political push from the Democratic National Committee. The move by Cedric Richmond, a White House senior adviser, to leave the administration and become a senior adviser to the DNC was interpreted as a sign by many as an effort by the White House to get more control over the party.
Biden aides have been delighted to watch growing division within the GOP, as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has fended off bitterness within the ranks after a series of revelations about his critical words for Trump and right-wing caucus members after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Additionally, there is growing hope that the House committee investigating the insurrection may produce damaging findings against Trump and other key Republicans.
The White House also was heartened by a development across the Atlantic that strong campaign contrasts could compel voters to reward incumbent parties — even if they’re not enamored with the job those parties are doing.
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