Over the course of 72 hours, President Donald Trump's campaign accused Joe Biden of plagiarism. Trump warned that a Biden presidency would lead to a surge of crime in the streets. He tried to link his opponent to socialism and to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a leader of the Democratic left. And
Over the course of 72 hours, President Donald Trump’s campaign accused Joe Biden of plagiarism. Trump warned that a Biden presidency would lead to a surge of crime in the streets. He tried to link his opponent to socialism and to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a leader of the Democratic left. And he said that Biden would eliminate the suburbs — and windows.
Trump and his political team have tried new lines of attack before, including mocking Biden’s mental faculties, portraying him as corrupt and arguing that he is too cozy with China — none of which reversed Trump’s slide in the polls. The president’s actions this week drew some applause from Republicans who had grown despondent at the drift, and some party strategists expressed hope that this might one day be remembered as a turning point for Trump’s struggling campaign.
Trump’s impulsive style of campaigning must be taken into account as well, strategists from both parties said. Biden’s aides and allies argued that Trump had so many vulnerabilities that he was limited in what kind of attacks he could make. They said they would be selective in deciding when to respond, looking for ways to advance their own message while trying to avoid elevating false claims.
“These attacks are not convincing for anybody on the fence,” she said. “For the Democratic base, and anybody on the fence who may have voted for Trump, these attacks are not what the race is about. It’s not about socialism, it’s not about defunding the police, it’s not about Bernie Sanders. It’s about moving this country away from the chaos and corruption of the last four years.”
If necessary, Biden could move to rebut some of Trump’s attacks; he could also try to change the subject by mounting his new attacks on Trump, reflecting the adage in politics that a candidate who is defending is a candidate who is losing.
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