Biden pitches himself as the 'been there, done that' candidate
From the administration’s opening days, Joe Biden used relationships built up over decades in Washington to help blunt the impact of health crises, including Ebola, and push through a stimulus package to lift the country out of the worst economic collapse since the Depression.
As the country is again seized by a global health epidemic and economic turmoil, Biden is leaning on this record as voters determine whom they can best trust in a crisis, a judgment both Democrats and Republicans believe will be at the forefront of voters’ minds in November. As President Trump tries to portray the former vice president as a bumbling bureaucrat, Biden is touting his experience — and the Obama administration’s approach to handling crisis — and directly contrasting it with the response to the novel coronavirus by Trump and his federal team.
The cauldron of those crises formed Biden’s outlook on the current ones. Biden says he begins each day talking with his teams of health and economic advisers and keeps in touch with House and Senate leaders and mayors and governors around the country.
More than anything, Biden is offering himself as the antithesis to Trump, a candidate who as president would delve into the details, defer to the experts and wrestle the full weight of the government to pursue his goals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-pitches-himself-as-the-been-there-done-that-candidate-as-economic-and-health-crises-dominate-the-presidential-race/2020/04/16/ae0fd134-6aea-11ea-abef-020f086a3fab_story.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
