Opinion | Biden vs. Trump again: An uninspiring 2024 WashTimesOpEd
Mr. Biden can’t run on his record, and most voters, including Democrats, doubt he’s mentally or physically up to the job today, much less five years from now.
The continual attacks on Mr. Trump and the mainstream media’s efforts brand “MAGA” voters as extremists, insurrectionists, racists or worse might as well be part of a coordinated if cynical effort to help the former president secure the Republican nomination once again. The raid on Mar-a-Lago, the frantic effort to indict Mr.
Pulling strings to pick your weakest opponent has been tried or hoped for before. President Jimmy Carter was not popular in 1980. He faced a determined primary challenger in Sen. Edward Kennedy and an economy in the dumpster; most regarded him as less than competent on defense and foreign policy. In a meeting with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Chuck Morgan and his chief political advisers, Mr.
Sixteen years later, when Texas Gov. George W. Bush took on Vice President Al Gore, only 8% of voters could be categorized as “persuadable.” That made all the difference, dictating a negative strategy. Both parties focused on mobilizing their base, identifying voters already favorably disposed to their candidates, and turning them out on Election Day. Persuasion took a back seat to tribal motivation, which has been in the driver’s seat ever since.
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