HONEYMOON? PLEASE.
They’ve rallied around Biden in an effort to push Trump out. And if Biden wins, he’ll find out quickly that unity is not unconditional.
Hanna Trudo is a politics reporter at The Daily Beast covering the 2020 presidential election with a focus on Joe Biden and the Democratic Party. She was previously national politics reporter at National Journal during the 2018 midterm elections, and served as a senior digital producer at Politico, where she covered nightly breaking news. Hanna has written for The New Republic, Marie Claire, Foreign Policy, ProPublica, and Wired, and has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, and CBS. Send her tips: hanna.trudo@thedailybeast.com and follow her on Twitter at @HCTrudo.
SOOTHING VIBES, COMPETITIVE STATE
Joe Biden's mere presence in the state sent a strong message about his campaign's confidence that Georgia is, in fact, in play.
IF YOU VISIT, THEY WILL VOTE
Iowa Democrats got their wish for a Biden visit, now Democrats in other states with contentious Senate races are hoping he’ll visit to help flip those seats.
‘THIS GUY’
“I have not taken a penny from any foreign source ever in my life,” Biden said after days of Team Trump claims of a Biden family conspiracy.
WHAT PANDEMIC?
“The president doesn’t have a lot of other options,” said former Obama White House spokesman Jay Carney.
PERMISSION STRUCTURE
“I don’t believe for once that Joe Biden is going to be a Republican president, but he’s a decent human being,” said Rosario Marin, who served in the Bush 43 administration.
LAWYERED UP, READY TO GO!
One top-level donor said the campaign has “pre-funded” legal costs—or essentially set aside cash for the possibility that a fleet of lawyers might be needed in November.
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER
Mudslinging is not a science. It’s an art. But it may just be too late for Trump to paint a convincing picture.
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Party Unity?
“Rep. Welch does not want to wait,” Lincoln Peek, a spokesman for Welch, told The Daily Beast.
EVERY OPPORTUNITY
"People are scared of what will happen if the Affordable Care Act is destroyed in the middle of a pandemic," Harris said.
