'Where Is Joe Biden?' According to Some Strategists, Letting Trump Beat Himself.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to the hyper-visible politician: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo projects confidence every day at 11:30 a.m., sparking crushes from so-called "Cuomosexuals". For better or worse, President Trump owns the evening news cycle with his bloviating briefings, shamelessly touting his "great ratings." But where does the new clime leave presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden? It's a question dividing the party he now officially leads.

For some, Biden is failing to mount a forceful, inspiring response to the crisis, appearing absent compared to Trump (or Cuomo). "Somewhere around the 13th coronavirus press conference that I was being forced to watch Trump give, I was like, 'Where's my guy?'" Elie Mystal, justice correspondent at The Nation and author of a recent op-ed entitled "Joe Biden Needs to Start Acting Like a Presidential Candidate," told Vogue. "Give me some kind of alternative vision for what this country could and should look like."

For others, Biden is taking a more measured approach that is entirely on-brand for the elder statesman. "He's modeling exactly the kind of leadership that people would like to be seeing from the White House—calm, cool, collected, and connected to what people are going through," said Democratic strategist Greg Pinelo, pointing to a recent video of the Bidens Zooming with their grandkids. "He's showing America the kind of steady hand that we're still going to need on January 21st, 2021."

And there are a few positive signs that Biden's laid-back approach might be working for now: In March, the Biden campaign raised $46.7 million, its best-ever monthly total, and more than three times than the $13.6 million the Trump campaign raised over the same period. (Still the former vice president still lags considerably behind Trump when it comes to available cash on hand, $26.4 million to $98.5 million, based on Federal Election Commission disclosures.)

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[OhZone]

1. Polls say it's working!

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2. Biden doesn't need to compete with blockhead Trump head to head

Let governors like Cuomo, Inslee, and Newsome tag team Trump's sorry performance and impotent efforts. Biden can come out every few days, say something competent, and (for now) let the public draw its own conclusion about which man looks more presidential.

There will be time later this year to ramp up the appearances, but for now I think it's a good strategy to let the surrogates do most of the heavy lifting. There are even a couple of Republican governors giving the administration the raspberry, which helps in other ways.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Never interrupt an enemy when they are busy making a mistake...

usually accredited to Napolean Bonaparte.

[lagomorph777]

4. Biden needs to be much more visible. He barely exists in the media and the public consciousness.

He is ahead of Trump despite his own inaction, not because of it. He should be much farther ahead.