The Biden campaign responded to Trump’s return to the Capitol by reminding swing state voters of his support for 1/6 of the insurrectionists.
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Watch the ad:
Ad text:
Narrator: On January 6, Donald Trump lit a fire in this country.
reporter: One hundred and forty officers were wounded. The siege lasted seven hours.
Narrator: Fanning the flames of division and hatred. Now he’s pouring gasoline.
Trump: “They are incredible patriots.”
Narrator: Commit to amnesty for extremists who seek to overthrow our government.
trump card:“We will pardon them.”
Narrator:Encourage them to try again. There is nothing more sacred than our democracy. But Donald Trump is ready to burn it all down.
President Biden:I’m Joe Biden and I approve this message.
That message will be carried to voters in swing states throughout the remainder of the presidential campaign. There’s a reason Donald Trump and his Republican Party keep trying to rewrite the history of the 1/6 attacks. They know how politically damaging 1/6 is for Trump.
The Biden campaign’s goal is to remind as many swing-state voters as possible that Trump is a threat to democracy, but Biden doesn’t need to convince the 10 percent of undecided voters. Biden only needs to move a few percentage points in his column, and if he does, he should win enough swing states to become a two-term president.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press corps and a congressional reporter for PoliticusUSA. Jason holds a BA in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, particularly social reform movements.
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