Trump’s conviction could well shake up US politics, even if it does not change voter pessimism about inflation and the cost of living.
Already a subscriber?For more than a year, President Joe Biden has sought to cast the 2024 election not as a referendum on his four years in office but on whether voters want to return Donald Trump to office after a first term in which he undermined abortion rights, democracy and the rule of law.
“Donald Trump is a racist, a homophobe, a grifter and a threat to this country,” said Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker, a top Biden surrogate and an influential billionaire donor for Democratic causes. “He can now add one more title to his list – a felon.” “Donald Trump has always mistakenly believed he would never face consequences for breaking the law for his own personal gain,” said Michael Tyler, the campaign’s communications director. “Convicted felon or not, Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.”
Other allies of the president said Democrats should hammer home the message that Trump was found guilty of committing crimes to“All Democrats should be calling this a finding of guilt on election interference,” said Representative Ro Khanna of California. Within minutes of the verdict, Democratic groups began publishing pre-written statements and social media posts. Many referred to Trump as a “convicted criminal” or “convicted felon”, previewing how outside allies of Biden intended to use the verdict politically.
“The question isn’t just how voters react but how Trump himself reacts,” Axelrod said. “If it causes him to retreat further into rage and self-pity, obsessing over his own grievances rather than addressing the concerns of voters, it may make the difference for people on the bubble.”How much the verdict breaks through will depend in part on how successful the campaign is at focusing attention on the stakes of the election.
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