Inside the Trump campaign's struggle to land a punch on Biden.
Another person close to the president echoed the argument that the strategy hasn't worked,"given the chaos" of the administration.
"We have to make this a contrast. It has to be a choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden," a person close to the president said."It's not just gaffes — we are always going to focus on what he said — but you are starting to see more of an attempt to highlight his record." Part of the challenge is that the president himself — while acutely aware that his campaign's internal polling mirrorsthat show him trailing Biden in key battleground states and by double digits nationally — isn't fighting as hard this time as he did in 2016.
The president's aides and allies are concerned that a lack of rallies and normal campaign activities this summer will contribute to his inability to land a punch. Those events are usually the best way for Trump to test new material, but the lack of consistent events with his followers due to the pandemic makes that all the more challenging.
By contrast, in 2012, Obama's campaign launched a targeted effort, including the spending of millions of dollars on ads, to define his opponent, Mitt Romney,Trump has tried to tether Biden to the"radical left," but that hasn't stuck, either. The adviser involved with the campaign said Trump has been advised to mount more"traditional attacks," such as the accusation that Biden would raise taxes, while Trump would bring business back.
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