Jack Shafer: “Biden might be able to defeat Trump in November, but as a creature of the Washington swamp for 48 years, he’ll never convince voters that Trump is less authentic than he is. That task would be easier for a candidate attacking Trump from the right, pointing out that Trump claims the Russia thing is a hoax but that QAnon is harmless, pointing out that he hasn’t built the wall, that he didn’t lock Hillary up, that he didn’t really crack down on the rioters, that he has failed to bring back the manufacturing base, and that it’s not 1955 again.”
“But it’s not clear you have to attack every strength to win. In 2004, John Kerry really just needed one leg knocked out from under him—the military-hero part of his résumé—to lose to an opponent who was barely treading water. So the lesson for the Democrats remains: Forget the lies, the corruption, the personal life, strangely dyed hair. Focus on the Trump glow itself. Put a damper on it and his light might just go out.”