Headline: Biden Remains Steadfast Amid Criticisms and Internal Party Disagreements
The Biden campaign doubled down on its assertion that former Vice President Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee, in a memo shared after the Republican National Convention (RNC), as the Democrats continue to grapple with the path ahead. The policy set, “Project 2025”, a frequent talking point of President Trump, also came under fire in the memo.
“Joe Biden is not just running; he’s running to win. As the presumptive nominee, there is no chance of an alternate nominee arising,” asserted Dan Kanninen, Biden Campaign’s Battleground States Director in the memo seen by The Hill.
“In mere weeks, Joe Biden will be the official nominee. The time has come for us to stop the internal fighting. The only winner from our internal disputes is Donald Trump,” Kanninen elaborated.
Despite questions regarding Biden’s age being a recurring issue among voters, Kanninen argued it hasn’t deterred them from choosing the veteran politician.
Project 2025, the primary point on the Republican agenda, also came under heavy censure. A brainchild of the Heritage Foundation, the project has contributions from aides closely linked to the Trump administration. However, the Trump team has distanced itself from the project, with Trump campaign senior advisor Chris LaCivita sarcastically referring to it as a “pain in the a–” during this week’s RNC.
The memo highlighted Joe Biden’s alternative to the ideals of Project 2025, which Kanninen maintains would lead to “fewer rights, higher costs, and less opportunity for the middle class.”
The former vice president’s policies were directly juxtaposed with Project 2025’s frontman, J.D. Vance’s, vision which, according to the memo, would result in an “all-out assault on women’s reproductive rights, gutting the Affordable Care Act, and shipping manufacturing jobs abroad.”
Kanninen pointed out the “Mass Deportations Now” signs evident at the convention and suggested that Vance’s speech provides an indication of their policy vision.
The memo also presented the campaign’s plan to increase staff in battleground states such as Arizona, Georgia, and Michigan, where polls show a neck-to-neck or slight disadvantage for Biden.
These developments occur amid a wave of calls from big-name Democrats for Biden to step down from the race. Showing a united front, the president and his team have affirmed Biden’s candidacy, despite rising questions surrounding it, as the Democratic Party gears up towards their own convention next month.
