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Democrats urge Biden campaign to shift course after debate disaster
President Bidenās disastrous debate performance has left Democrats scrambling for ways to strengthen their weakened president. Democratic lawmakers and strategists for months had predicted the presidential race would be extremely close, but they now see Biden as an underdog after he stumbled...
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Democratic lawmakers and strategists now see Biden as an underdog after he stumbled against former President Trump on the debate stage.
en. Chris Coons (D-Del.), the co-chair of Bidenās campaign, on Monday called for the president to have more unscripted moments
there are days where his age is slowing him down but the campaign needs to show more days where he is at the top of his game
The strategist said Biden is now a clear underdog
āItās no longer ācould Biden do this or not.ā I think probably the prevailing sentiment is Biden is not up for the challenge.
āBiden is definitely the underdog now
A postdebate poll in New Hampshire, a state that Democrats have been counting in Bidenās column, showed Trump now leading Biden by 2 points. Biden has only a 39 percent favorable rating in the state, worse than Trump, who posted a 42 percent favorable rating.
āAny Democrat who doesnāt think heās an underdog at this point of time needs to get their head examined. Thereās a real problem here
āThey need to get him out there as quickly as possible in some adversarial settings and let the chips fall where they may,ā he said. āHopefully, heāll rise to the occasion
āPart of being the underdog, you need to be willing to take a few more risks, be a little more aggressive,ā
āWe do need to see more unscripted and off-the-record moments. That is something Iām encouraging,ā