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The Election Becomes a Referendum on Biden

July 10, 2024 · 6:15 am ET · Leave a Comment

Nate Cohn: “The case for a Biden comeback always presumed that voters would mostly cast their ballots based on their views about Donald Trump. That’s how President Biden won four years ago, and it’s why many believed he could overcome poor approval ratings to win again.”

“But as my colleague Reid Epstein noted Monday, this election hasn’t been about Mr. Trump since the recent presidential debate. Instead, the political conversation has focused almost entirely on Mr. Biden’s fitness for the presidency and whether he’ll remain his party’s nominee. So long as that’s true, the path to a Biden comeback will be long and arduous.”

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