Joe Biden’s allies say his campaign is exactly where it wants to be as a very different Democratic National Convention kicks off on Monday evening.
Team Biden …
Joe Biden’s allies say his campaign is exactly where it wants to be as a very different Democratic National Convention kicks off on Monday evening. Team Biden says the rollout for Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the former vice president’s running mate, went exactly as planned. The campaign raised $48 million in 48 hours following the announcement, and Biden allies argue the Trump campaign’s attacks on Harris have been unfocused. “It was a perfect lead up to the convention,” said one top Biden fundraiser. “And Trump’s team seemed completely unprepared and lacking a strategy.” The fundraiser pointed to Trump’s remarks suggesting that Harris might be unqualified to serve as vice president. The notion is completely false — Harris was born in California — yet Trump flirted with it by talking up a column published in Newsweek that the news organization later apologized for printing. “The Trump campaign looks desperate,” the fundraiser said. “It doesn’t seem like they have a well-executed strategy on how to respond to Biden right now.” Biden is entering the race with a clear polling advantage, with two new polls from ABC News and The Washington Post, and CBS News and YouGov, showing him with a 10-point lead. “Given all the curveballs 2020 has thrown at all Americans, the fact that the Biden-Harris ticket is up by double digits, with record breaking fundraising is a testament to not only the vice president’s campaign but to Republican and Independents realizing the work chaos of President Trump isn’t a strategy for our country in the midst of a pandemic, recession and social unrest,” said Democratic strategist Michael Trujillo.
