Politico Playbook: “There is a theory in the White House and among Trump aides that BIDEN’S healthy lead is only due to the fact that the campaign has not yet tried to define the former VP. The counterargument to that is he’s been in public life for 50 years, and he’s pretty well defined. The [Biden soft on crime ad] represents an effort to further frame Biden.”
“It frames Biden from a different angle than the super PAC ad we featured in this morning’s Playbook, which cast him as responsible for racist policies and out of step with progressive racial values. The campaign and super PACs can’t coordinate, of course.”