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Biden’s biggest debate challenges and opportunities: From the Politico Desk

i2wtcBy i2wtcJune 24, 2024No Comments7 Mins Read
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Welcome to the online edition From the Political Deskis an evening newsletter bringing you the latest coverage and analysis from the election campaign, the White House and Congress from the NBC News political team.

In today’s edition, senior politics editor Mark Murray explains why President Joe Biden’s campaign is on battle mode ahead of the debate, plus we take a deep dive into the crucial Democratic House primary in New York, where the battle between Israel and Hamas is a major focus.

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Biden’s biggest challenge — and opportunity — on debate night

Mark Murray

President Joe Biden’s campaign is on battle ground ahead of Thursday’s presidential debate.

On “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Biden campaign national co-chair Mitch Landrieu used the words “fight” or “combat” 11 times when talking about the president and the upcoming debate.


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Vice President Kamala Harris echoed those words in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that aired Monday: “I think the debate is going to highlight the difference between a president who works for the American people and fights for the American people, and a former president who was almost exclusively focused on fighting for himself.”

And here’s the latest TV ad the Biden campaign is airing in battleground states: “This election is between a convicted felon who only thinks about himself and a president who is fighting for your families.”

The phrase is on the minds of Biden’s team for good reason, as the perception of the president’s strength and resilience is perhaps his biggest liability heading into the November election.

A recent CBS News/YouGov poll found that just 28% of voters nationwide rated Biden as a “hardliner,” while 66% said the same about Donald Trump.

Moreover, a national Fox News poll found that 43% of voters said Biden would be better described as a “strong leader,” while 53% said the same about Trump.

This may best explain why voters now perceive a disparity in age and physical strength between Biden, 81, and Trump, 78: one candidate is perceived as strong and tough, while the other is not.

And Thursday’s debate gives Biden an opportunity to counter that perception, which is why his allies are focusing on “the fight.”

“So this is a really clear choice,” Landrieu said on “Meet the Press.” “You can choose a great person who has great character, great judgment, great wisdom and is going to fight for the American people, or you can choose someone who only cares about himself and just wants to hurt everybody who’s not on his side.”

But will the public see that fighting spirit from Biden in the debate? That may be the biggest question to answer after Thursday night’s showdown.


Squad member primaries expose deep divisions in Democratic Party

Ali Vitali, Scott Wong, Nnamdi Egwuonwu

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — With Bernie Sanders running on one side and Hillary Clinton on the other, New York’s Democratic House primary is in many ways a repeat of the 2016 presidential primary, and the familiar finger-pointing continues.

Tuesday’s contest between progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York and centrist challenger George Latimer attracted the largest ad spending in the history of a House primary, but it also exposed the rifts from a bitter fight eight years ago and highlighted deep divisions within the Democratic Party over Israel’s war with Hamas.

Bowman, Congress’ fiercest critic of Israel, is fighting for his political life as he seeks a third term against an onslaught of attack ads. The United Democracy Project alone, a super PAC aligned with the powerful pro-Israel group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), has spent nearly $15 million on ads to oust Bowman and replace Latimer, the Westchester County mayor who has been in local politics for more than 30 years.

The spending is taking place in a mix of urban and suburban areas north of Manhattan that has one of the largest Jewish-American populations in the country.

As they crisscrossed New York’s 16th Congressional District in the final stages of the campaign, Bowman and Latimer acknowledged that the Israel-Hamas war and record spending have made this a national contest.

“Do you want to send educators back to Congress who have spent their lives serving the kids and families and babies in their communities and uplifting the working class,” Bowman, a former middle school principal in the Bronx, told NBC News. “Or do you want career politicians who are funded by right-wing Republican billionaires and who are literally buying up our democracy? The choice is crystal clear.”

Mr Latimer has also sought to offer a sharp contrast in both content and tone, even describing himself as more “diplomatic” on the campaign trail on Monday.

In response to Bowman’s claim that AIPAC’s involvement was behind his chances of winning Tuesday’s election, Latimer told reporters at an event with black religious leaders, “I had some internal polling data before a cent was spent on this election, and the initial positive and negative comparisons between me and the incumbent candidate showed that I was ahead from the beginning. So when people say, ‘Oh, we won because we spent this much money,’ that’s not accurate. We were ahead from the beginning.”

“He said, ‘I want to give you a choice, I want to give you something different,'” Latimer told NBC News on Monday, referring to Bowman’s challenge to veteran Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel in 2020. “So I don’t think it would be any different if I ran now.”

Read more ahead of Tuesday’s primary election →



🗞️ Today’s top news

  • 🗓️ Two years later: Democrats are using the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision to try to turn the abortion issue in their favor heading into November. Continue reading →
  • 🩺 From the doctor’s office to the Capitol? There are no abortion rights supporters in Congress, but two women running for Congress this year are looking to change that. Continue reading →
  • 📖 Preparation for the discussion: Biden is preparing to face two Trumps in Thursday’s debate: a bombastic Trump known for venting frustration and prolonging arguments, and a more disciplined Trump who refrains from harsh accusations. Continue reading →
  • 😬 Fear of debate: The New York Times surveyed voters about how they felt about this week’s debates and found that many felt “fearful, apathetic and anxious.” Read more →
  • 🦡 Biden’s Badger State plan: The Biden campaign is relying on personal, one-on-one conversations to garner support from black voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin. Read more →
  • 👀 Vice Presidential Candidates: Trump said over the weekend that he knows who his running mate will be, noting that his choice will likely attend Thursday’s debate. Continue reading →
  • 🐘 From blue to red: Trump is building a relationship with Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in hopes that he can help him enter the Virginia race this fall, but he is not being considered as a running mate. Continue reading →
  • ⚖️ Court Watch: The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Read more →
  • ⚖️ Court Watch, Part 2: The Supreme Court has declined to hear two COVID-19-related lawsuits brought by an anti-vaccination group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Continue reading →

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