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A White House incumbent with no serious primary opposition and the election still far away spending sound money on a self-promotional ad campaign would make no sense… unless he’s really unpopular.
We’ve seen this pattern before with presidential reelection campaigns getting frantic over poor poll numbers.
And Biden has good reason to worry. Democrats have only very reluctantly come around to support him. His approval rating is terrible and most of the country doesn’t want him coming back.
I doubt this is gonna change their minds.
The Biden team and the Democratic National Committee are launching a six-figure ad campaign Monday touting the bipartisan agreement that the president reached with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last month to lift the debt ceiling in exchange for some spending restraints and restrictions on food aid eligibility.
The spots, which were first shared with POLITICO, make the case that Biden managed to protect essential government programs as well as his own accomplishments in the face of far-right Republicans who wanted to strip them away during the high-stakes talks over the debt ceiling. And that he did it all while avoiding a devastating outcome that would have hampered the economy.
The advertisements also tout Biden’s handling of the economy overall, pointing to the country’s low unemployment rate and millions of jobs that have been created during his presidency. The spots will run digitally and on billboards over the next week in battleground states and Washington, D.C.
What battleground states? The DNC has rigged the election for Biden by manipulating the primary calendar and even without it, he’s been blessed with no serious opposition with any kind of real financial or party support. Had Newsom or a Sanders-backed candidate gone in, Biden be prepping the moving vans. Instead, he’s up against what amounts to third-party candidates like Marianne Williamson and RFK Jr. operating outside the party lines.
The ad campaign isn’t going to impact the general election in any real way, but Biden is struggling to reassure his own party that he can do this, that’s why the ads are running in D.C. Marianne Williamson and RFK Jr aren’t a threat to him, but if enough elements of the DNC or the donor base move to force him to drop out, he’ll have to do so or face the humiliating prospect of becoming the outside candidate and losing anyway.
Biden is spending six figures just pleading with his own backers not to drop him. And it’s only the spring of 2023.
Jeff Bargholz says
Bitch Biden. That’s who he is. Only vote fraud and massive cheating can get him reselected. Just like last time. Only imbeciles think he was actually elected.
Beez says
Look at that picture. He’s not going to make it to November next year. BO and Jim Clyburn bet on him lasting long enough BO would be able to deny this is his 3rd term. That was a bad bet. This will not end well for anyone.
Jeff Bargholz says
Yes, the next time he falls down he’ll break a hip and die. It’s only a matter of time.
I hate that scumbag. I hope he dies while he’s still not senile enough to not understand he’s dying. He needs to feel it.
Una Salus says
I don’t think Biden has the capacity to worry about much any more. Trump’s attitude to the debt ceiling fiasco kabuki theatre is also “what me worry”? These old relics are not going to be around to see the devastation they wrought.
Jeff Bargholz says
Devastation? Trump made America great again.
Ugly Sid says
His wish list tops out as being an unindicted co conspirator.
His son and brother face natural life. Forfeiture looms. Trial in Wilmington or Washington DC won’t pass muster.
He’s caught.
Una Salus says
“It’s sad”, says the Big Guy. Yes it is.
SPURWING PLOVER says
Biden is so unpopular and ratings so low their hitting the bottom of the Marianah Trench Even Carter had better polls
Fred says
I am amused by Biden attempt to promote the idea he is doing a good job. Don’t worry he has 80 million votes in the bag because that how many voted for him last time. Don’t be surprised if he wins again in 2024 for President. He can still govern in a small way from an assisted living place.
Anne says
RFK Jr. should be speaking to the people about how he would change the insanity in Washington. He can gain a lot of support, especially on Healthcare, and our Open Borders, most of the country is not going along with the present administration.