Biden's Democratic Leader Status Will Be Tried as Campaign Shifts Gears

While other candidates are trying to catch up, Biden now discusses what his associates see as a new phase of his campaign.

Instead of focusing solely on Trump, the coming weeks will see Biden forced to engage more energetically in the debates that fuel the Democratic primary struggle. He will face more criticism from his opponents, especially if his political proposals are not considered sufficiently progressive. The size of his crowd will be seen as an indicator of voters' enthusiasm for his candidacy.

"This race, a lot of things can happen, but the only thing I know is that I do not give in to anyone on my liberal references, whether it's about women's issues, LGBT issues, speech, on all these issues, "said Biden Tuesday. in New Hampshire.

"There are very strong voices in the very new progressive side of the agenda and I think it's helpful, I think they're good, they're smart people and they should be able to make their case, "he said. "But the idea that the Democratic Party has gone so far to the left and that it is not recognized by most Democrats who consider themselves Liberals is not what is really happening."

After a relatively low-key debut for his first stint in early-voting states with smaller crowds and sometimes sinuous stump speeches designed to highlight his attacks on Trump and minimize clashes with other Democratic contenders, Biden began to answer questions from both countries. from his crowd and the reporters who follow him – to New Hampshire.

Biden's strong stance in the polls has placed it at the center of most democratic debates – and compels other candidates to react.

There were moments of conflict with his competitors – including Biden's insistence on Tuesday that the 1994 crime bill "did not entail massive imprisonment," prompting Harris to dismiss that Biden was cheated on the effects of the bill.

Jay Inslee, governor of Washington, even announces Biden's speech on climate change, which he will deliver before the end of the month, although his aides do not specify when and where.

"I'm worried, like almost everyone else, about this campaign," said Inslee, referring to a recent Reuters report in which a Biden advisor touted a possible approach to finding a land for the future. Agreement on climate policy. The Biden campaign has since challenged the accuracy of this report.

Referring to the Senate leader, Republican by majority, Inslee said that if Biden thought he was going to "take a cup of tea with Mitch McConnell and convince him that the climate crisis requires a total mobilization of money. American economy, "he McConnell in the world. "

Biden will be honored on Saturday in Philadelphia, with a speech delivered during his first major rally of the 2020 race.

Saturday's speech will focus on the theme "Choose unity at the expense of division and ensure we have a president for all of us," said a Biden aide.

A Quinnipiac University poll released this week revealed that Biden was leading Trump 53 to 42% in a face-to-face duel in the state.

Biden should then begin to roll out policy proposals in the coming months. During the election campaign, he has already indicated that he plans to detail his approach to climate change before the end of May. It will also shortly publish a plan to reduce student debt, as well as other proposals.

He also spends more time than most Democratic nominees on fundraising – he organizes at least one fundraising event almost every day he is on the campaign trail and allows journalists to participate. A source familiar with the approach of the Biden campaign said that she had been much more aggressive in asking major Democratic donors to organize events and collect specific sums than others. candidates – many of whom engaged in the race, focusing almost entirely on modest fundraisers and waiting to face the wrath of the progressives for spending too much time with wealthy donors.

Due to Biden's late entry into the race, the conclusion of the second quarter of 2019 at the end of June will be the first detailed overview of his fundraising so far.

Mr Biden also said this week that he should start preparing for the Democratic debates, the first of which will take place on June 26 and 27.

"I will not say I look forward to it because I do not know how it will work" with so many candidates on stage, Biden told the press this week. "But I can not wait to stand in front of people and say what I think and why I do what I do."