As the media swirl like sharks around a shipwreck, longtime supporters of Democratic candidates have asked the Biden campaign to disclose the data that shows a viable path for the incumbent to defeat Trump, the Washington Post reports.
In a meeting on Wednesday, union leaders voiced their concerns that the campaign’s response after Biden’s poor debate performance nearly two weeks ago was weak and ineffective. They reportedly told the campaign that the public’s belief in Biden’s ability to win is waning, and they wanted to see an effective plan of attack to reverse the campaign’s inertia.
One thing to note in the WaPo report is the third-hand account of how “despondent” senior campaign staff members feel, per an unnamed “Democratic strategist.” Biden’s campaign team didn’t seem to reflect an Eyeore attitude: “We can either worry or we can work, and this team is doing the work that wins elections,” Biden campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said in a statement.