According to some Democrats, an assertion that Mr. Biden supports efforts like those to impeach the police, could prove to be powerful with at least a portion of voters and was worth seeing, despite the fact that Mr. Biden has repeatedly said who opposes dismissing the police. .
In the past few weeks, two of Mr. Biden’s top advisers, Steve Ricchetti and Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, have established Zoom meetings with Democratic congressional delegations in key battlefield states. It is an effort to open conversations with key leaders on the ground who can also serve as an early warning system. if Mr. Trumps attacks are receiving traction, some participants said.
If necessary, Biden could act to refute some of Trump’s attacks; You could also try to change the subject by mounting your new attacks on Trump, reflecting the political adage that a candidate who is defending is a candidate who is losing.
“They are establishing very strong lines of communication,” said Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan. “If someone cares, they are listening, paying attention. They were very clear about it: they want to keep those lines of communication open. “
Dingell said he warned the Biden campaign that the Trump campaign’s most devastating attacks cannot go unanswered.
“You are clearly playing ads that are wedge problems, and we have to be prepared to respond to them, which we did not do four years ago,” he said, pointing to commerce, an issue of particular importance to auto workers in his state. “We are doing better than I thought we could be at this point, but there are still three months to go until the elections and we have to be prepared.”
Biden’s team has had clashes with Trump before, such as last fall, when the president joined the former vice president’s son, Hunter, criticizing his work for a Ukrainian energy company. At that time, the campaign struggled to form a forceful response, paralyzed by indecision.
