3 Jan 2024 6:26 pm
President Joe Biden launches the campaign year by invoking the Revolutionary War to commemorate the third anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners. He aims to underscore the gravity of an election he contends could determine the fate of American democracy.
Biden's itinerary includes a visit to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, near where George Washington and the Continental Army endured a harsh winter almost 250 years ago. There, he will condemn former President Donald Trump for the riot instigated by his supporters who stormed the Capitol, attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Following this, Biden plans to visit Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, the site of a June 2015 white supremacist attack that claimed nine lives.
Initiating 2024 with a focus on the nation's darkest moments, rather than a positive affirmation of his record, aims to clarify the stakes of November's election. Biden intends to portray Trump as a significant threat to the nation's founding principles, asserting that a second term for the former president could undermine U.S. democracy.
The Biden reelection campaign emphasizes the critical nature of this election, running it as if the fate of democracy hinges on the outcome. Trump, facing numerous criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, argues that Biden and top Democrats are also undermining democracy through legal maneuvers.
Biden's use of personal grief and national traumas as a political narrative, often turning them into calls for action, remains a distinctive feature of his approach. Tragedies in Biden's life, from a 1972 car crash that claimed his first wife and infant daughter to his son Beau's death in 2015, have shaped his political journey.
In contrast to his promise to heal the nation's soul in 2020, Biden will now emphasize the existential threats posed by Trump and his "Make America Great Again" supporters. The campaign highlights instances where Trump echoed Hitler's rhetoric and joked about seeking dictatorship.
Biden's team contends that even if another Republican secures the GOP nomination, the victor would align closely with Trump, resulting in minimal change in campaign themes.
A majority of Americans express concerns about the future of democracy in the upcoming election, with differing views along party lines on the perceived threats.
Biden recently had lunch with historians and scholars to discuss ongoing threats to democracy, and his campaign plans to be "out in full force" to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, linking abortion access and democracy in the upcoming election. This strategy builds on Biden's warnings about Trump and "MAGA extremists," contributing to Democrats' success in the 2022 midterms.
Biden's itinerary includes a visit to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, near where George Washington and the Continental Army endured a harsh winter almost 250 years ago. There, he will condemn former President Donald Trump for the riot instigated by his supporters who stormed the Capitol, attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Following this, Biden plans to visit Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, the site of a June 2015 white supremacist attack that claimed nine lives.
Initiating 2024 with a focus on the nation's darkest moments, rather than a positive affirmation of his record, aims to clarify the stakes of November's election. Biden intends to portray Trump as a significant threat to the nation's founding principles, asserting that a second term for the former president could undermine U.S. democracy.
The Biden reelection campaign emphasizes the critical nature of this election, running it as if the fate of democracy hinges on the outcome. Trump, facing numerous criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, argues that Biden and top Democrats are also undermining democracy through legal maneuvers.
Biden's use of personal grief and national traumas as a political narrative, often turning them into calls for action, remains a distinctive feature of his approach. Tragedies in Biden's life, from a 1972 car crash that claimed his first wife and infant daughter to his son Beau's death in 2015, have shaped his political journey.
In contrast to his promise to heal the nation's soul in 2020, Biden will now emphasize the existential threats posed by Trump and his "Make America Great Again" supporters. The campaign highlights instances where Trump echoed Hitler's rhetoric and joked about seeking dictatorship.
Biden's team contends that even if another Republican secures the GOP nomination, the victor would align closely with Trump, resulting in minimal change in campaign themes.
A majority of Americans express concerns about the future of democracy in the upcoming election, with differing views along party lines on the perceived threats.
Biden recently had lunch with historians and scholars to discuss ongoing threats to democracy, and his campaign plans to be "out in full force" to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, linking abortion access and democracy in the upcoming election. This strategy builds on Biden's warnings about Trump and "MAGA extremists," contributing to Democrats' success in the 2022 midterms.