Paul Begala said Joe Biden hasn’t really changed, but Trump’s mental abilities have gotten worse and he’s melting down.
Begala told CNN: “Remember when Joe Biden confused Barack Obama with Donald Trump? Oh, wait, no, that was Trump. Well, remember when Joe Biden was under oath and mistook a woman he raped for his wife. Oh no, that was Donald Trump. In other words, I think the coverage of this, frankly, hasn’t been very accurate, right? Biden’s gaffes have always been integrated. He has always had his verbal errors, like all of us. I’ve known him for 35 years. I’ve never seen it really get worse. Trump is getting worse. He’s getting lower.
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Paolo Begala says @Acosta on Biden and Trump “The gaffes have always been integrated. She has always had her verbal errors, like all of us. I’ve known him for 35 years. I’ve never seen it really get worse. Trump is getting worse. He’s melting. ” pic.twitter.com/GriaFpHxUz
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Begala is right. The coverage was unfair. She went on to say that if Biden did any of the things Trump did, there would be four-inch headlines in the New York Times and it would dominate the news.
The good news is that Biden and his party are not helpless in this situation. Part of the answer lies in what the White House has begun to do. President Biden will come out and give more interviews. The more visible Biden is, the more concerns about his age will ease.
The second half of what Democrats can do is highlight Trump’s decline. This must be clear to the American people This Donald Trump is not the same person who ran in 2016 and 2020. They can hammer the idea that Trump is in decline in every media appearance, and they can use some of their huge fundraising advantage to define Trump with ads , while he and the Republicans The party is broke.
The vast majority of voters aren’t paying any attention to the election right now, but Trump seems to be diminishing by the day, and Democrats should be ready to highlight this reality in any way they can.
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