Staff Reports
President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign and other Democrats are looking for ways to boost Biden’s waning poll numbers, and they believe increased media coverage of former President Donald Trump could be the answer, according to The New York Times (NYT). With Biden trailing Trump in several swing state and national polls, Biden’s campaign and party officials are hoping that reminders of Trump’s presidency will help win back disillusioned voters.
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Adrianne Shropshire, the executive director of BlackPAC, a political organizing group, pointed out that the absence of Trump’s daily chaos has affected people’s perceptions of the urgency of another Trump administration. Shropshire told The NYT, “It is important to remind people of what a total and absolute disaster Trump was.” Some Trump-leaning voters who voted for Biden in 2020 have lost track of the former president, and the Biden campaign believes that increased media coverage of Trump could sway these voters back to their side.
Ammar Moussa, a Biden campaign spokesman, emphasized the importance of highlighting Trump’s character flaws and his self-serving use of power. Moussa stated, “The more the American people are confronted with who Donald Trump is…the more they reject him.” The Biden campaign intends to continue reminding voters of the potential consequences if Trump and his associates regain power.
To achieve this goal, left-leaning organization Hub Project’s executive director, Jessica Floyd, called on mainstream TV networks to expose the negative aspects of Trump’s rallies and their corrosive effect on democracy. The Biden campaign has also urged other media outlets to follow The NYT’s example in covering Trump, specifically emphasizing topics such as immigration. The hope is that if voters are exposed to Trump’s vision for the country, they will be more likely to support Biden in the 2024 election.
Ben Wikler, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, sees Trump’s need for attention as an advantage for Democrats. He believes that the more people see and hear from Trump about his plans for the country, the better it will be for Democrats in future elections. Overall, the Biden campaign and other Democrats are banking on Trump’s controversial presence and policies to help turn the tide in their favor.
